Overview

• Police arrested 22-year-old Tavares Tre Von Nelson on Sept. 24 after a months-long investigation and charged him with capital murder.
• Letaris Demonds-Lapri Franklin, 27, was found shot to death on April 10 inside an apartment in the 2100 block of 29th Avenue North.
• Investigators believe the shooting happened the night of April 9 after multiple 911 calls reported gunfire that officers could not locate.
• Nelson remains in federal custody in Talladega without bond after his supervised release from a 2023 federal case was revoked in July.
• Authorities have not disclosed a motive, and Birmingham police are asking anyone with information to contact homicide detectives or Crime Stoppers.