Suspect charged with murder after Birmingham man found dead in Ensley alley

Birmingham police investigate a deadly shooting in the 700 block of 17th Street in Ensley.

A suspect has been charged in the shooting death of a man found in an Ensley alley.

Julius Earl Johnson, 57, is charged with murder in the Thursday slaying of 38-year-old Corey Lavel Tremble.

The Birmingham Police Department’s Crime Reduction Team took Johnson into custody Friday in the 2200 block of 47th Street in Ensley.

Johnson is also charged with certain persons forbidden to possess a firearm.

A passerby found Tremble unresponsive in the 700 block of 17th Street shortly before 3 a.m. Thursday.

Police and firefighters responded to the alley, where Tremble was pronounced dead at 3:37 a.m.

A motive has not been disclosed.

Johnson remains jailed without bond.

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