Man charged in shooting that killed Birmingham father, injured 2: ‘Pray that justice is served’

A 21-year-man already out on bond for multiple alleged crimes is now charged in the Birmingham shooting Friday that left one man dead, and two others wounded, including the suspect.

Amont’e Demon’d Jones is charged with murder in the killing of 24-year-old Je’Shaun Chambers, a father of two young children.

West Precinct officers responded about 7:15 p.m. Friday to two separate Shot Spotter alerts that registered about 36 rounds of gunfire in the 600 block of 26th Street S.W.

Sgt. LaQuitta Wade said officers arrived find Chambers unresponsive in the road. He was pronounced dead on the scene by Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service.

A woman was also found injured. She was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Wade said officers were alerted to a third person – now identified as Jones – who showed up at the hospital. His injures also were not life-threatening.

After being treated, Jones was booked into the Jefferson County Jail Sunday. He remains held.

Wade said a verbal altercation took place that led to gunshots being fired.

Police believe Jones may have accidentally shot himself during the incident but have not yet confirmed that information.

Birmingham police investigate a deadly shooting in the 600 block of 26th Street S.W.(BPD)

Chambers’ mother, Chiqueta Chambers, said her son was loved.

“He always had a smile on his face and would brighten a room,” Chiqueta Chambers said. “He was loved by many people. I pray that justice is served.”

Jefferson County prosecutors on Sunday filed a motion to revoke Jones’ bond in his previous cases.

He is currently on bond for unlawful possession of a controlled substance, third-degree domestic violence, attempting to elude and second-degree unlawful possession of a marijuana.

In August, according to the bond revocation motion, Jones failed to show up for court and another warrant was issued for his arrest.

He was taken into custody on the failure to appear charge and was granted bond with electronic monitoring.

As a condition of that bond, he was to refrain from further criminal conduct.

Birmingham police detectives on Sunday obtained new warrants against Jones for murder, discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling and first-degree assault.

That violates his bond conditions, wrote Deputy District Attorney Jessica Jackson.

Court records show Jones was charged last with two counts of attempted murder separate incidents – one that involved shooting at a woman and the other where a man was shot in the leg.

Those cases were forwarded to a grand jury for indictment consideration. It was not clear if the grand jury had yet heard those cases.

Chambers is Birmingham’s fifth homicide victim in 2025. In all of Jefferson County, there have been nine homicides, including the five in Birmingham.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call homicide detectives at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.