Authorities have released the name of a man shot to death Friday night just across the street from where three young boys were celebrating their birthdays.

Birmingham police on Saturday identified the victim as Jesse Dewayne Cummings Sr. He was 33.

The shooting happened about 6 p.m. Friday near 45th Place North and Eighth Court North

Officer Truman Fitzgerald said the shooting appeared to stem from some kind of domestic dispute.

Those involved in the shooting did not appear to be affiliated with the large gathering across the street where twin boys, age 8, and another boy were celebrating their birthdays in the Rev. Dr. Morrell Todd Homes public housing community in Kingston.

Partygoers said they ducked when the shots were fired, but the barbecue continued once the gunfire stopped.

Fitzgerald said South Precinct officers arrived to find Cummings unresponsive inside a vehicle. Cummings’ infant son was inside the vehicle with him when the shots rang out but was not injured.

Cummings was pronounced dead on the scene.

Fitzgerald said the preliminary investigation indicates some kind of argument took place and was domestic in nature. The fatal shots were fired into Cummings’ vehicle.

The city’s gunfire detection system – Shot Spotter – alerted officer to more than 20 rounds fired.

The investigation is ongoing. No arrests have been made.

Cummings is Birmingham’s 125th homicide this year. Of those, seven have been ruled justifiable and therefore aren’t deemed criminal.

In all of Jefferson County there have been 169 homicides, including the 125 in Birmingham.

Anyone with information is asked to call Birmingham homicide detectives at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.