An investigation is underway after a man was found shot to death Sunday morning in east Birmingham.

Birmingham police identified the victim as Jonathan Ringstaff. He was 32.

East Precinct officers responded at 11:58 a.m. to report of a person down in the 7800 block of Fourth Avenue South Alley. When they arrived, they found Ringstaff near the alleyway behind a home there. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

"It's unfortunate a family now has to start their week planning a funeral,'' said Birmingham police Sgt. Bryan Shelton. "We will work hard to piece together what happened to the victim and help bring the family some closure."

Ringstaff is Birmingham's 47th homicide so far this year. Of those, at least four have been ruled justifiable and therefore aren't deemed criminal. In all of Jefferson County, there have been 67 homicides in 2017.

Anyone with information on the slaying is asked to call Birmingham police at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.