From staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — A Trussville man has been identified as the suspect in a homicide investigation. Jonathan Burns, 30, of Trussville was arrested when a capital murder warrant was issued for his arrest. Burns turned himself Monday.
The Birmingham Police Department reports the incident occurred Saturday, Dec. 5, in the 500 block of 41st Street North. Kenneth Scott, 29, of Birmingham, has been identified as the victim.
Birmingham police’s original investigation said the shooting happened around 9:36 a.m. that Saturday morning.
According to police and witness statements, a white male was standing over Scott, holding a gun in his hand. Police said Scott was standing outside of his vehicle conducting an unknown transaction with a different white male when he was shot. The shooter, believed to be Burns, fled in a maroon F-150 pickup truck.
Officers arrived with Scott lying on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound. He was treated at the scene by Birmingham Fire and Rescue and transported to UAB where he was pronounced deceased by the medical staff.
Burns is being held in the Jefferson County jail without bond.
“This is another case where people decided to solve their conflict with violence and as a result, a life was taken,” Lieutenant Sean Edwards of the Birmingham Police Department said.