In a case that has shaken a close‑knit Birmingham community, 26‑year‑old Brittney Watson of Brighton now faces serious charges in connection with the fatal shooting of 30‑year‑old Anson Quandarius Henderson, announced by the Birmingham Police Department late Sunday night. Watson is charged with murder and discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling following Saturday’s early‑morning domestic‑disturbance call.
The incident began just before 10:15 a.m. on Saturday in the 3200 block of 32nd Street North, in the Collegeville community, when police were dispatched for a reported domestic disturbance at a residence. While officers were en route, they spotted a vehicle speeding away from the area—and that vehicle was stopped and the occupant detained. Meanwhile, other officers arrived at the home and found Henderson unresponsive on the front porch. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced him dead at the scene.
Investigators determined the night’s events followed a confrontation between Henderson and the mother of his children. According to the police account, after the argument ended, that woman left the home. Shortly thereafter, a separate vehicle pulled up and gunfire erupted, striking the father of her children on the front porch. Watson has been identified by authorities as the person who fired the shots.
What makes this case especially tangled is the connection between the parties involved: Watson is the sister of the woman who had the argument with Henderson, meaning the victim was the father of her niece or nephew. Investigators say she attempted to flee the neighborhood after the shooting, but was taken into custody. The vehicle stopped earlier by police is believed to have played a role in the sequence of events.
Officer Truman Fitzgerald of the Birmingham Police Department confirmed Watson will be booked into the Jefferson County Jail and held without bond. The charges carry severe penalties, reflecting both the loss of life and the fact that shots were fired into a dwelling while others may have been inside.
The shooting has reignited concerns around domestic disputes that spill over into tragic acts of violence, and how relationships intertwined by family ties can escalate in unexpected ways. Residents on 32nd Street North say the neighborhood is still reeling, with familiar faces now carrying the stigma of an open homicide investigation.
As the case moves into the legal system, there are unanswered questions: Did the initial argument trigger the attack? Was the vehicle speeding away part of a cover‑up or distraction? And how do investigators piece together the motive when family relationships, children, and domestic tension all converge? Authorities say they are treating it as a domestic‑related homicide and will continue looking into the vehicle involved, witness accounts, and any motive behind the sister’s alleged involvement.
For Henderson’s grieving family, the pain is profound—he leaves behind young children who witnessed only fragments of the conflict that ended his life. And for the sister and mother left on the scene, the sorrow is two‑nosed: mourning a relationship ruptured and a father lost, while facing the realization that a sister is now charged with homicide. The community watches now as the case moves forward and questions about accountability, family, and violence linger in its wake.