Kerry Lafoy Minter, 39, was shot and killed on the evening of April 8, 2017, during a social gathering in the 4400 block of Eli Avenue Southwest in Birmingham. The group had been drinking when an argument erupted and gunfire followed. Officers from the Birmingham Police Department’s West Precinct found Minter on the ground and began CPR; Birmingham Fire and Rescue continued life-saving measures and transported him to UAB Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators reported limited cooperation from witnesses at the scene, which initially complicated reconstruction of the events. On April 27, 2017, 39-year-old Dewayne Whittington turned himself in and was charged with Minter’s murder; he was held on $75,000 bond. If anyone witnessed the gathering or has information about what led to the shooting, please come forward.