Brandon Rosario was a 21-year-old Hispanic man and an expectant father who was described by those who knew him as hardworking, loving, and kindhearted. A graduate of Huffman High School in Birmingham, Alabama, he worked in construction and lawn care services. Friends and family remembered him as a man who was loved by many and on the verge of starting his own family.
His life was cut short on the morning of Monday, August 5, 2019.
At approximately 7:27 a.m., police in Birmingham responded to a call about a person down on Turner Avenue. At the scene, they discovered Brandon Rosario, who had sustained a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead just over ten minutes later, at 7:38 a.m.
An investigation into the shooting quickly led to an arrest. Two days later, on August 7, the Birmingham Police Department announced that a murder warrant had been obtained for 20-year-old Jasmine Roberson of Birmingham. She was taken into custody and held in the Jefferson County Jail on a $100,000 bond.
Later that month, authorities made a second arrest in the case. On August 23, 2019, police announced that 22-year-old Travec Ard of Fairfield had been charged with capital murder in connection with Brandon Rosario's death. Ard was the second person to be charged in the killing.
As of August 2019, two individuals had been arrested and were facing charges for the murder of Brandon Rosario. Jasmine Roberson was charged with murder, and Travec Ard was charged with capital murder. The provided information does not include details on the subsequent trials or the final outcomes of these charges.
