Birmingham teen killed in Gardendale’s first homicide since 2023
A Birmingham teen died early Friday following a shooting in Gardendale.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Jaylon Jarriel Gregory. He was 19.
Gardendale police detectives are still trying to determine exactly when and where the shooting happened, though the coroner’s office listed the place of injury as Chapel Ridge Drive.
Chief Scott Banks said police were notified when the victim showed up at UAB Hospital. Gregory was pronounced dead at the hospital at 12:44 a.m. Friday.
Gregory is Gardendale’s first homicide this year, and the first since 2023. In all of Jefferson County, there have been 58 homicides, including the one in Gardendale.
Anyone with information is asked to call Gardendale police at 205-631-8787 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.
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