From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — One person is dead after a Birmingham apartment shooting that occurred on Thursday, June 9, at approximately 11:00 p.m.
According to the Birmingham Police Department (BPD), West Precinct officers were dispatched to a person shot call at the Alemeda Terrace Apartment Complex located in the 1700 Block of Alemeda Avenue Southwest.
“Officers arrived on the scene when they entered the complex and observed an adult male victim lying unresponsive near the parking lot of the location; he was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound,” Officer Truman Fitzgerald said.
Birmingham Fire and Rescue personnel arrived on the scene and pronounced the victim dead.
“The preliminary investigation suggests the victim and an unknown suspect(s) were involved in a verbal argument that led to the suspect firing shots at the victim. The suspect(s) fled the scene,” Fitzgerald said.
Currently, there is no one in custody.
Authorities ask anyone who has information pertaining to the case to contact the BPD Homicide Unit at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.