Carderius Terrell Ware was 24 when he was found with a gunshot wound inside a residence on 3rd Avenue South in Birmingham on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 14, 2018. Birmingham Fire and Rescue responded but Ware was pronounced dead at the scene. The initial Birmingham Police Department investigation suggested the wound may have been self-inflicted, but the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office was to determine the official cause and manner of death and the autopsy result has not been made public.

Family and friends held funeral services and remembered Ware as a beloved individual. No arrests or suspects have been reported and the official circumstances surrounding his death remain undisclosed. If anyone knew Carderius Ware or has information about what happened that afternoon, please share what you know.