A Birmingham teen has been deemed incompetent to stand trial on capital murder in the 2022 shooting death of a man at a Woodlawn gas station.

Jeremy Tellis Lee Hawkins, now 19, is one of two suspects charged in the slaying of 43-year-old Marcelo Hopson. The second suspect, 25-year-old Jason Martez Johnson, is set to go to trial in May.

The deadly shooting happened Oct. 22, 2022, at the Woodlawn Chevron.

Hopson was in a vehicle when he was shot. Police marked multiple shell casings in the parking lot of the convenience store.

Hopson died at UAB Hospital eight days later.

Charging documents against Hawkins state he was in the backseat of a vehicle at the gas station when he reportedly got out and fired into Hopson’s vehicle.

Hawkins’ attorney, Michael Rasmussen of the Jefferson County Public Defender’s Office, asked for a mental evaluation of Hawkins who, according to court records, was previously examined in 2019 and 2021 on charges as a juvenile.

In those cases, he was found incompetent to stand trial because of “below average intellectual functioning as well as attention and concentration difficulties.”

In September 2023, Hawkins was evaluated by the Alabama Department of Mental Health Forensic Outpatient Program.

The doctor found that Hawkins suffers from learning impairments and lacks the ability to assist in his defense. The doctor said that competency related legal education will likely be effective in restoring Hawkins to competency.

Jefferson County Circuit Judge Kechia Davis ruled Hawkins incompetent to stand trial and said all further proceedings will be stayed pending treatment.

Hawkins was released from the Jefferson County Jail on Jan. 18 and committed to the Department of Mental Health to restore his competency.