A 24-year-old man was shot to death early today during what police say was a domestic argument at a home in Birmingham's Wylam community.

The shooting happened just before 2 a.m. at 928 Erie Street. The victim was pronounced dead on the scene inside the house. His girlfriend was taken into custody at the scene, said West Precinct Sgt. Michael Kennedy. "We know some kind of physical altercation took place inside,'' he said.

Authorities afternoon ruled the shooting justifiable.

Police have not released the victim's name, but multiple family members were on the scene and identified him as Ladarrius Moody. His mother, Sonya Moody, said her son had gone to the home with a friend to pick up some of his belongings. "He was tired of the drama and was going to leave, just like I taught him,'' she said.

That's when Moody was shot in the chest, according to his mother. Police said they've been called to the home on multiple occasions for domestic arguments between the two, including at least one incident where guns were involved.

More than a dozen friends and family members gathered outside the home in an emotional scene.

A man who said he was the victim's uncle said a friend had gone with Moody to retrieve his belongings and they were thankful he would be able to tell police exactly what happened. "At least this isn't a case where we don't know what happened and who did it,'' he said.

Moody is the city's fifth homicide victim this year.

Earlier this morning, shortly after midnight, Birmingham police responded to a report of two people shot in the Smithfield community. Officers said they found one woman shot at the scene on Ninth Avenue North. Details of that incident and the victim's condition weren't immediately available.