A man died in a barrage of gunfire Thursday afternoon in the parking lot of a Birmingham apartment complex.

Shots rang out at 3:51 p.m. at Park at Wood Station apartments. That is in the 6000 block of Wood Station Drive, which is off First Avenue South in Woodlawn.

Officer Truman Fitzgerald said police were dispatched to the complex on a report of a person shot.

They arrived to find the victim, identified only as a young adult male, dead inside a vehicle from multiple gunshot wounds.

Fitzgerald said it appears the victim was ambushed, possibly by multiple shooters.

At least 15 to 20 rounds were fired, if not more, he said. Witnesses said the victim’s vehicle was peppered by gunfire.

A massive crowd gathered at the crime scene where the victim’s loved ones hugged and cried.

Fitzgerald said the victim may have been visiting someone at the complex.

A motive has not been determined and no arrests have been made.

“This happened in a heavily populated complex,’’ he said.

“We’re urging anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers. You can remain anonymous, and you will receive up to $5,000 I a cash reward.”

“We want to stress how important home surveillance footage may be in this investigation,’’’ he said.

“If you have any that captured this incident, or the events leading up to or after, you can receive a cash reward the same way you would if you called in a tip.”

The victim is Birmingham’s 142 homicide this year. Of those, 10 have been ruled justifiable and aren’t deemed criminal.

In all of Jefferson County, there have been 177 homicides, including the 142 in Birmingham.

The city ended 2023 with 135 homicides.

The number to Crime Stoppers is 205-254-7777.