22-year-old indicted in Birmingham gas station shooting that killed man, injured woman

A 22-year-old man has been indicted in a 2024 shooting at an east Birmingham gas station that left a man dead, and a woman injured.

A Jefferson County grand jury on June 13 indicted Deeric Mikell Lewis for murder in the slaying of 33-year-old Colby Lemar Cade, and attempted murder for the wounding of the woman who survived, according to court records made public this week.

The incident began around 6:36 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, when gunfire erupted at the Shell station on the corner of Old Springville Road and Brewster Road.

Colby Lamar Cade(Contributed)

Cade and the female drove off in a sedan and were believed to have been seeking medical attention when they crashed into one of the bay doors at Station 30, which is about a half block away.

No firefighters were injured when the vehicle struck the building.

Both shooting victims were taken to UAB Hospital where Cade was pronounced dead.

Birmingham police took Lewis into custody two days later at a home on Molly Drive in the Grayson Valley area.

Lewis had been held in the Jefferson County Jail since his Feb. 9, 2024 arrest.

A motive has not been disclosed.

A trial date has not yet been set.