A 22-year-old Birmingham man was killed Friday night in an apparent domestic-related shooting, police said.

Birmingham police said Cartez Bolden was found dead of a gunshot wound on the bedroom floor of an apartment located in the 100 block of 5th Avenue SW in southwest Birmingham.

"Once again, we have a situation where someone was killed possibly by someone he knew," Birmingham police Sgt. Bryan Shelton said. "What is unfortunate is children were exposed to this violence. Saddening to say the least."

Two adults, who were in the apartment at the time of the shooting, were detained by police as persons of interest, he said. Three children, who were also in the apartment, were placed in the custody of the Department of Human Resources.

Officers from the South Precinct first responded to the report of a shooting at the apartment at 9:55 p.m. Police were initially told that Bolden was the victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

During the investigation, Birmingham police learned that foul play could be involved in the shooting, and the shooting was domestic-related.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact the Birmingham Police Department Homicide Unit at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers 205-254-7777.