Man gunned down in east Birmingham intersection Tuesday has now died
A man fired on at an east Birmingham intersection earlier this week has died.
Jaqoin Carpenter, 24, was shot early Tuesday afternoon in 500 block of Oporto-Madric Boulevard. He died Thursday at UAB Hospital, Birmingham police announced Thursday night.
The gunfire erupted about 1:10 p.m. at the intersection.
Shot Spotter registered multiple rounds fired in the area and then police received calls of someone unconscious in the driver’s seat of a minivan in an intersection.
Officer Truman Fitzgerald said Carpenter was either stopped at the traffic light or proceeding through it when another vehicle pulled up alongside the van and opened fire.
Investigators marked at least 12 shell casings in the intersection.
Carpenter was rushed to UAB Hospital by Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service, followed by police. He remained there until his death.
The suspected shooter fled the scene in another vehicle.
No arrests have been made.
Carpenter is Birmingham’s fourth homicide in 2024. In all of Jefferson County, there have been five slayings, including the three in Birmingham.
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.