Crime Solvers Central
Crime Solvers Central
302 Cases Solved. Advancing justice for missing persons, unsolved homicides, unidentified and unclaimed remains.

Forum Posts for Desmond Cortez Burton:
Be respectful. Abuse of these forums will not be tolerated.

Desmond Cortez Burton, 31, was fatally shot around 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 29, 2016, in the 1200 block of Elizabeth Avenue in Tarrant, a city near Birmingham, Alabama. Officers responding to a report of a person shot found Burton inside a vehicle; the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators quickly identified a person of interest and within days arrested Michael Jerome Powell, 43, a convicted felon who was known to Burton. Witnesses reported an argument between the two men that escalated and ended when Powell allegedly shot Burton. Powell was charged with murder and held in the Jefferson County Jail.

Who in Tarrant remembers Burton or saw events around Elizabeth Avenue that afternoon and can help fill in what led to the argument and shooting?