Man Found Dead Outside Apartment Complex In East Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, AL — A homicide investigation is underway after Birmingham police found a man dead outside an apartment complex in the 400 block of 36th Avenue North. The victim has been identified as 29-year-old Evander Lewis Williams.

Sgt. Rod Mauldin of the Birmingham Police Department said Williams had gunshot wounds when he was found just after 10 a.m.

Although originally thought to be a suicide, Williams' death is now being investigated as a homicide, Mauldin said. He said the investigation indicates that Williams was assaulted and then fatally shot during the assault.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact the Birmingham Police Department at 205-254-1764 .