Bessemer man charged with murder in fatal shooting of cousin over DoorDash debt

Bessemer man charged with murder in fatal shooting of cousin over DoorDash debt

A man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his first cousin during an argument in their grandfather’s Bessemer driveway.

Jordan Brooks, 22, is charged in the Tuesday shooting death of 28-year-old Darius Deshawn Brooks.

About 12:10 a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to the 700 block of Parker Road on a report of a person shot. They arrived to find Darius Brooks lying in a driveway suffering from multiple gunshots wounds.

Bessemer police Lt. Christian Clemons said Bessemer Fire medics treated Darius Brooks, but he was pronounced dead on the scene.

Based on information they obtained from the scene, officers located Jordan Brooks in the 800 block of Fourth Ave S.W. He was taken into custody there, and investigators recovered the gun believed to be used in the fatal shooting.

Clemons said the cousins both lived with their grandfather, but Jordan Brooks was preparing to move out. The cousins, he said, got into an argument because Jordan Brooks owed Darius Brooks money from a DoorDash order.

Jordan Brooks was booked into the Jefferson County Jail Wednesday. His bond is set at $60,000.

Jail records show he was arrested on April 7 on two counts of failure to appear on unrelated felony charges, and released April 11.