Suspect charged in killing of man who was found shot dead in Birmingham intersection
A 20-year-old has been charged in the killing of a man found fatally shot on a Birmingham road.
Caleb Goodgame is charged with capital murder in the March 15 death of 27-year-old LeMijamin Watters.
Police said Birmingham homicide detectives and South Precinct officers took Goodgame into custody Wednesday near Interstate 65 and Lakeshore Parkway.
He was booked into the Birmingham City Jail on a 48-hour investigative hold. The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office issued the capital murder against Goodgame earlier today.
He will be moved to the Jefferson County Jail and held without bond.
LeMijamin Watters, 27, was shot to death March 15, 2025, in Birmingham.(Contributed)
Officer were dispatched at 7 p.m. that Saturday to a report of a person down at the intersection of Avenue E and 16th Street in Ensley.
Police arrived to find Watters unresponsive in the roadway. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced him dead on the scene at 7:12 p.m.
It wasn’t immediately clear what had caused his fatal injuries.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office the following day determined Watters had been shot.
Sgt. LaQuitta Wade said at the time there were no reports of shots fired in the area or any Shot Spotter notifications.