32-year-old convicted in 2023 Birmingham shooting that left man dead, woman injured
A 32-year-old man has been convicted in the 2023 shooting death of another man in Birmingham.
A Jefferson County jury found Courtney Darnell Dennis guilty of murder in the slaying of 24-year-old Jarvis Conley Jr.
Dennis was also convicted of attempted murder in the wounding of a woman, and of discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle.
Jefferson County Circuit Judge Michael Streety revoked Dennis’s bond following the jury verdict. He was booked into the Jefferson County Jail Thursday to await sentencing, which is set for May 7.
The case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorneys Isabella Colombo, Kylie Jernigan and Blake Owens. Attorney Emory Anthony represented Dennis.
Birmingham police are investigating a shooting that killed one man and injured a woman on June 20, 2023, in the 900 block of 25th Street S.W.
West Precinct officers were dispatched just before 9 p.m. that Tuesday, June 20, 2023, to the 900 block of 25th Street S.W. following a ShotSpotter alert indicating that gunfire went off in the area.
When police arrived on the scene, they found Conley lying unresponsive near a vehicle. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced him dead on the scene at 8:59 p.m.
The injured woman was hospitalized but survived.