One being questioned after man found shot to death on porch of east Birmingham house
An argument between two men at a Birmingham home ended with one dead and the other detained for questioning.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Demetrius Cortez Trannon. He was 34 and lived in Birmingham.
East Precinct officers were dispatched at 11:25 p.m. Sunday to a report of a physical altercation at a house in the 8000 block of Fifth Avenue South.
While police were en route, they received an update that someone had been shot.
They arrived to find Trannon unresponsive on the front porch the house.
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced him dead at 11:42 p.m.
Officer De’Rell Freeman said the suspect remained on the scene until police arrived. He was taken to police headquarters for questioning.
No additional details have been released.
Trannon is the city’s 37th homicide this year.
Anyone with additional information is asked to call investigators at 205-254-1753 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.