From The Tribune staff reports
BESSEMER — One man is dead following a Wednesday-morning shooting in Bessemer.
Bessemer police responded to the Red Roof Inn located at 4985 Academy Court shortly after midnight Wednesday. Cory Lamont Peterson, 35, of Bessemer, was found suffering from a gunshot wound and was transported to UAB Medical West where he was pronounced dead at 1:38 a.m.
The Bessemer Police Department is investigating this case as a homicide. Anyone with information pertaining to the shooting is asked to contact Bessemer police at 205-425-2411.