Demetrious Restee Williams, a 36-year-old male from Fairfield, Alabama, was fatally shot on Saturday, November 18, 2023, in Birmingham. The shooting occurred in the 100 block of Third Avenue West in the city's Smithfield community.
The incident was one of three separate and unrelated homicides that took place in Birmingham on the same day. Officers from the West Precinct were dispatched to the scene at approximately 10:40 p.m. upon receiving a report of a person shot.
When they arrived, they found Williams unresponsive in the driver's seat of a vehicle, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service personnel pronounced him deceased at the location.
Details surrounding the circumstances of the shooting have not been publicly released by authorities. As of the initial reports, no suspects had been taken into custody, and the investigation into the death of Demetrious Restee Williams remains ongoing. Information regarding any potential motive for the shooting has not been made available.
