From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who was shot and killed early Thursday morning in east Birmingham.
The man, identified as Sanquez Anton Giddens, 38, was shot and killed in a private residence in the 8500 block of 3rd Avenue North, which is east of Tarrant, at around 12:44 a.m. following a reported assault.
Giddens sustained gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead by officials at UAB Hospital at 1:28 a.m, per Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates. No other details regarding the incident have been released.
The death is currently being investigated as a homicide.