From Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — A 52-year-old male has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting last Friday night in Birmingham.
The victim, according to a report from the Jefferson County Coroner’s office, sustained a gunshot wound injury during a reported assault. He has been identified as Eloy Sierra-Arroyo, 52, of Birmingham.
According to the coroner’s office, Arroyo was shot in an alleyway at 5th Street and 6th Street Thomas in Birmingham at around 9:34 p.m. last Friday night. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:58 p.m.
The case is being investigated by the Birmingham Police Department as a homicide.