Man killed in drive-by shooting in Birmingham’s Gate City still unidentified
A man killed in a drive-by shooting in Birmingham’s Gate City community Thursday morning remains unidentified, The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office said on Friday.
Another person was also injured when shots rang out just after 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the 7500 block of Georgia, a busy roadway in front of the Georgia Market neighborhood store.
The homicide victim died later at UAB Hospital.
Birmingham police officer Truman Fitzgerald said two men were sitting in front of the store in a white sedan when another vehicle pulled up alongside them and opened fire.
The exact number of shots fired wasn’t immediately known, but police marked at least 11 shell casings in the middle of Georgia Road.
The victim is the city’s 114th homicide this year. Of those, seven have been ruled justifiable and therefore aren’t deemed criminal.
In all of Jefferson County there have been 154 homicides, including the 114 in Birmingham
Anyone with information is asked to call homicide detectives at 205-254-1654 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.