UPDATED: Triple shooting in Jefferson County leaves one dead

From Trussville Tribune staff reports

JEFFERSON COUNTY – One person is dead following what deputies believe is a robbery. The triple shooting incident occurred at the 7100 block of Old Jasper Highway in Jefferson County according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

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Three people were shot at about 10 a.m. at the Black Diamond Paving on Old Jasper Highway. According to the report, an employee at Black Diamond Paving began investigating a car that was parked nearby. A man inside the car opened fire, striking the employee, who managed to return fire.

One of the three who were shot during the incident is believed to be a suspect in what might have been a robbery gone wrong. He had been struck in the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene. A second was shot in the side and fled on foot but was captured shortly.

The third who was shot was found walking close to the business and was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police continue to investigate.

UPDATE: The man who died on the scene has been identified as Carlos Danyell Cole Jr, 20, of Birmingham, according to a release by the Jefferson County Coroner’s/Medical Examiner’s Office. He was also known as Carlos Westbrook.