A man died midday Monday after he was shot inside a Birmingham apartment during an argument, according to police.

The city’s North Precinct officers were dispatched at 11:30 a.m. to the small apartment building in the 300 block of First Avenue North.

That location is just several apartment units in the middle of multiple businesses.

When officers arrived, they found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds inside the unit where he lived, said Officer Truman Fitzgerald.

CPR was performed on the victim, and he was taken to UAB Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Fitzgerald said the preliminary investigation shows the victim and his male roommate got into a physical altercation which led to the gunfire. The city’s gunfire detection system – Shot Spotter – detected multiple rounds fired.

The suspect fled the scene before police arrived.

The deadly shooting is one of two Monday in the city.

Another man was found shot to death at 12:30 a.m. on the city’s east side.

Authorities have not yet released the names of either victim.

The man is Birmingham’s 19th homicide so far this year. Of those, one has been ruled justifiable and therefore is not deemed criminal.

In all of Jefferson County, there have been 23 homicides, including the 19 in Birmingham.

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