Reward doubles to $10,000 for information in Birmingham shooting that killed 2, injured 1
The amount of reward money for information that leads to an arrest in a Birmingham shooting that left two people dead has been doubled.
Keithan Jamon Parker, 25, and Kayla De’nea Hall, 19, were shot to death Dec. 13 in Birmingham’s Norwood Bottoms.
Crime Stoppers on Tuesday said the reward now stands at up to $10,000.
The shooting happened just after 8:30 p.m. that Wednesday in the 1700 block of 32nd Place North.
Birmingham’s 911 began receiving multiple calls of shots fired in the Norwood area. Officers then received a call of a person shot at the Chevron/Norwood Convenience store in the 300 block of 12th Avenue North.
Birmingham police and Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service responded to the Chevron/Norwood Convenience in the 3000 block of 12th Avenue North shortly after 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.(Carol Robinson)
They arrived to find a woman wounded on the ground of the parking lot. She suffered life-threatening injuries.
Police then learned that two more victims – Parker and Hall – were still inside the vehicle, both in the back seat. They were pronounced dead on the scene at 8:43 p.m.
Investigators determined the shooting actually happened in Norwood Bottoms. They found numerous shell casings in the street in that neighborhood.
Officer Truman Fitzgerald said the surviving female victim – whose identity has not been released – drove the trio to the Chevron seeking help. That is about a three-minute drive.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777. Tipsters can remain anonymous.