A man charged with murder following a deadly altercation at a Five Points South bar has been found not guilty.

Larry Denzel Rollins, 31, was charged in the shooting death of 27-year-old Eric Tyler Sledge Jr., a Hoover father.

The fatal shooting happened about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, May 2, 2021, in the 1100 block of 20th Street South.

Sledge was found unresponsive in the middle of the roadway. He was taken to UAB Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police at the time said the deadly shooting stemmed from an altercation inside an establishment that then spilled over to outside.

Rollins’ trial began Monday before Jefferson County Circuit Judge Michael Streety.

Rollins was represented by Birmingham attorneys John A. Lentine and John C. Lentine.

The attorneys contended during trial that Rollins was in the process of being assaulted by Sledge when he shot him in self-defense.

A Jefferson County jury acquitted Rollins Friday afternoon following a few hours of deliberations.

The case was prosecuted by Jefferson County deputy district attorneys Kylie Jernigan and Blake Owens.