From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM – Jaylen Andarrius Clark, 17, of Birmingham, died yesterday after sustaining gunshot wounds at the 100 block of Nekoma Drive.
The Birmingham Police Department responded to a reported assault at that location at 12:02 a.m.
Clark was transported to UAB Hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 12:54 a.m.
“The decedent sustained gunshot wound injuries during a reported assault,” Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said. “The death is being investigated as a homicide.”
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
