24-year-old killed in Birmingham barrage of gunfire now identified; 2 others injured
Authorities have released the name of a man killed in a Friday night shooting in Birmingham that also wounded two others.
Birmingham police identified the victim as Jeshaun Chambers. He was 24 and lived in Fairfield.
West Precinct officers responded about 7:15 p.m. to two separate Shot Spotter alerts that registered about 36 rounds of gunfire in the 600 block of 26th Street S.W.
Sgt. LaQuitta Wade said officers arrived find Chambers unresponsive in the road. He was pronounced dead on the scene by Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service.
A woman was also found injured. She was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Wade said officers were alerted to a third victim who showed up at the hospital. His injures also were not life-threatening.
The preliminary investigation suggests that a verbal altercation took place that led to gunshots being fired, wounding the victims.
Wade said two of the victims are acquaintances.
Someone was detained for questioning.
Chambers is Birmingham’s fifth homicide victim in 2025. In all of Jefferson County, there have been nine homicides, including the five in Birmingham.
Anyone with additional information is asked to call homicide detectives at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.