A man who disappeared in Birmingham over the weekend was the victim of a homicide, Birmingham police said Monday morning.

Dontrell Gooden, 20, was last seen on Friday, traveling in a vehicle in the Crestwood area. Police on Saturday night issued a critical missing alert for Gooden saying they believed he was in danger.

Around 7:30 p.m., East Precinct officers were searching for Gooden in the Brummit Heights neighborhood. They spotted the vehicle he was last seen travelling in on Spruce Avenue at Cunningham Street.

Gooden was found inside the vehicle, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.

Firefighters pronounced Gooden dead on the scene.

Gooden is the 146th person to die in a homicide in Birmingham in 2024 and the fifth to die in a shooting since Thursday night.

Anyone with information in any of the shootings is asked to call detectives at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.