Couple found shot dead in south Birmingham motel room; investigation ongoing

A man and woman were found dead from gunshot wounds inside a south Birmingham extended stay motel room midday Saturday.

South Precinct officers were dispatched at 12:08 p.m. to InTown Suites on Oxmoor Road on a report of two people down in a second-floor room.

When police arrived, they found the man and woman unresponsive inside the room. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced them dead on the scene.

Officer Truman Fitzgerald said investigators believe both victims sustained gunshot wounds. A gun was found inside the room.

“Detectives have been canvassing the entire property,” he said. “At this time, we haven’t observed any signs of someone else being in the room with them.”

“We are not ruling out anything,” Fitzgerald said. “It doesn’t appear that it’s a double homicide.”

Fitzgerald said the man and woman had been staying there a week or longer.

“From what the other guests said, they were quiet and kept to themselves,” he said.

No one reported hearing gunshots overnight.

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