Homeowner fatally shoots armed man outside Hueytown house, police say

Homeowner fatally shoots armed man outside Hueytown house, police say

An early-morning shooting in Hueytown left one man dead.

Hueytown police were dispatched at 2 a.m. Monday to a home in the 200 block of June Avenue on a report of a person shot.

Officers arrived to find the male dead in the front seat of a vehicle.

Police said the initial investigation indicates the sister of the resident of the home arrived at the house with two other males. At least one of the males brandished a gun and was shot by the homeowner.

The slain man’s name has not yet been released. No charges have been filed at this point.

Once the investigation is completed, detectives will present the case to the Jefferson County Bessemer Cutoff District Attorney’s Office for consideration of charges.

Police said they are still trying to identify the second man who was involved.

The deadly shooting is Hueytown’s first homicide this year. In all of Jefferson County, there have been 20 homicides in 2024.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 205-491-3523.