Police are investigating after a man was killed early Saturday morning in a domestic dispute.

The incident happened at approximately 12:33 a.m., according to Birmingham police spokesperson Sgt. Johnny Williams. Officers from the East Precinct responded to a home in the the 4400 block of 46th Street North after receiving calls of an assault. When they arrived, officers found the victim unresponsive in a bedroom of the home.

The victim, who has been identified as Melvin Mobley, was pronounced dead on the scene. The 48-year-old was from Birmingham.

According to Williams, the victim and a suspect got into an altercation “related to a domestic dispute.” That suspect was taken into custody.

Williams asked anyone with information relating to the case contact the police department’s homicide unit at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-245-7777.