From staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Police Department announced today detectives are conducting a double homicide investigation.
The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. on Friday Oct. 23, in the 1300 block of McMillon Ave Southwest.
The victim’s names are being withheld pending next of kin notifications.
West Precinct officers responded to the area on a report of shots fired in the park. When officers arrived on the scene, they observed a 2003 Ford Taurus backed in a parking space running.
Officers then noticed two victims sitting in the front seat suffering from what appeared to be gunshot wounds to the chest. The victims were pronounced dead at the scene by Birmingham Fire and Rescue.
No additional information is available, and Birmingham police are continuing to investigate.