42-year-old man killed in overnight shooting in western Birmingham

42-year-old man killed in overnight shooting in western Birmingham

A man died early Tuesday following a shooting in western Birmingham.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Kenneth Earl Harris Jr. He was 42.

Authorities said Harris was shot at 9:15 p.m. Monday in the 500 block of Buffalo Street. He was taken to UAB Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 1:54 a.m.

Birmingham police said more information on the deadly shooting will be released later today.

Harris is one of three people fatally shot on Monday in Birmingham. Two other men were killed in separate shootings, one on the eastside and the other on First Avenue North.

Harris is Birmingham’s 20th homicide so far this year. Of those, one has been ruled justifiable and therefore is not deemed criminal.

In all of Jefferson County, there have been 24 homicides including the 20 in Birmingham.

This story will be updated if more information becomes available.