Update: The victim has been identified as 41-year-old Hassan Mallette, of Birmingham. The suspect was identified as 39-year-old Cheryl Watts, of Birmingham. Click here for details.
From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — Birmingham Police Department detectives are conducting a homicide investigation after a shooting on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019.
Officers from the west precinct responded to a call about a fight at 1575 Bessemer Road, at 2:13 a.m. The officers found a person suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to UAB Hospital by Birmingham Fire and Rescue, where he later died.
A security guard was also shot at the location. That injury was not life-threatening.
Detectives believe the shooting started during a dispute between the victim and his girlfriend. The girlfriend was detained by a second security guard and was named the suspect.