A homicide investigation is underway Thursday after a man was found shot to death on the porch of a Birmingham home, police said.

Birmingham police received a 911 call around 4:30 p.m. Thursday about a person shot in the 4100 block of 38th Avenue North, n the Inglenook community, said Sgt. Monica Law.

Officers found the victim, only identified as an adult male, on the porch of a home on that block laying unresponsive and suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, Law said.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service personnel pronounced the man dead at the scene.

No suspects were in custody as of early Thursday evening, Law said.

Anyone with information on the deadly shooting was asked to call Birmingham police at 205-254-1764. Tipsters who wish to remain anonymous may call CrimeStoppers at 205-254-7777.