A 13-year-old boy was shot to death when someone fired into his home in Bessemer on Friday night.

Just before 10 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of 13th Street North on a report that the child had been shot.

He was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead.

Bessemer police Detective Justin Burmeister said the boy was inside the home when a suspect or suspects opened fire.

Investigators don’t yet know who was targeted.

No arrests have been made.

The shooting is Bessemer’s second homicide this year. In all of Jefferson County, there have been five homicides in 2025, including the two in Bessemer.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call detectives at 205-425-2411, the tip line at 205-428-3541 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.