From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
JEFFERSON COUNTY –The suspected intruder who was shot and killed in an alleged home invasion in west Jefferson County last Friday has been identified.
According to chief deputy coroner Bill Yates of the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, 38-year-old Stephen Douglas Crump II, of Birmingham, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Stephen Douglas Crump
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Sheriff’s detectives are still investigating and looking for additional suspects after Crump was shot and killed at a home in the 200 block of Bayview Drive in west Jefferson County.
Just before 10:30 p.m. Friday, deputies responded to a report of a disturbance at the home in west Jefferson County. An adult female caller reported that her husband had yelled from the back of her home for her to call 911 and then she had heard what she believed to be a gunshot.
Deputies arrived to find Crump dead on the floor in the house. The adult male homeowner was suffering from cut to his head. He was transported to an area hospital for treatment.
Information at the scene was that the male homeowner and a friend were in a side room of the home visiting when Crump and another armed man allegedly forced their way into the door and tried to rob them. The homeowner and his friend began fighting with the suspects.
The homeowner was struck in in the head with a handgun. During the struggle, a shot was fired. Crump was struck and fell to the floor. The second suspect fled to a waiting vehicle and was driven away by a third unknown suspect. The suspect vehicle was described as a full sized gray Ford pickup.
Crump was pronounced dead on the scene.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office at 205-325-1450 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.
14 Comments
Michael Blankenship
Play stupid games win stupid prizes.
Kimberly Julie
Some people will get on here and go on and on, about he shouldn’t of been acting like a thug and doing bad things, it’s his own fault….and I’m not saying I couldn’t agree somewhat, but let’s all remember, he was someone’s son, nephew, grandson, possibly father, brother and so on & so on. Some where there is a family hurting, because of this young man’s irresponsible choices 🙁 Also, let’s remember the man who shot him, I know this can’t be easy on him either ♡
Michael Blankenship
Sorry you make your bed you lay in it. I have no sympathy for this ass hole . when and why do people think they have a right to violate other people ?
Kimberly Julie
I don’t have sympathy for him either necessarily…was just more so saying the family members that have to suffer, because of his bad choices. I understand what your saying, trust me. Someone breaks in my house, they are gonna get the same thing.
Kati Jenkins Bullock
Keri Roe
Patrick Jonathan
Same guy?
David Lewis
To bad the others didn’t get it too. Have no sympathy for stupid people……
Keri Roe
Yes its the same man. I’ve known him since i was around 12 years old. He has made bad decisions in life as we all do. I’m not sure what made him make this decision. All we can do is pray for his kids as they are now with out a father
Keri Roe
He has kids and cause of his actions they will now have no father
Kimberly Julie
That’s exactly what I’m talking about Keri 🙁
Anthony Busby
Should stick him on a pike in the front yard as a warning to other would be intruders.
Joshua Stone
Good I hope he’s burning in fucking hell.
Autumn Simpson
Thank you for your kindness. He has a Mother,a daughter,a brother,etc who are grieving through no fault of their own. The debtor situation is beyond heartbreaking.
Rebecca Haffner Vogelheim
the bad decisions normal people make don’t land us in jail or dead. Poor kids.