The Prichard Police Department has identified 34-year-old Montez Shunte Jackson as the victim in a early morning homicide in the Whistler community.

Police said at about 2:30 a.m. the Mobile County Sheriff's Office and Prichard Police responded to the 200 block of Gould Avenue for a report of a person shot. When officers arrived they found Jackson shot to death at a friend's house on Gould Ave.

Prichard Police Department Spokesman Philip Steil confirmed the incident saying it may have been drug related.

"It's very early in the investigation, but early indications seem to point to the incident being drug related," said Steil.

He also added that detectives have not found a clear motive at this time. There were no signs of forcible entry into the home. No arrest have been made at this time and the incident is currently under investigation.