From Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — An early Sunday morning shootout on a Birmingham road left one man dead and police searching for a suspect, according to Officer Truman Fitzgerald of the Birmingham Police Department.
At approximately 1:10 a.m. on Sunday, an off-duty Birmingham police officer working in a private capacity at a nightclub heard gunshots and went to investigate and found an adult male victim lying in the roadway near his vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound, Fitzgerald said.
The incident occurred in the 100 block of 3rd Ave. North.
Birmingham Fire and Rescue transported the victim to UAB Hospital where he was later pronounced dead from his injuries.
“The preliminary investigation has revealed that we believe the victim was involved in an argument with an unknown suspect,” Fitzgerald said. “The argument led to shots being exchanged in the middle of the roadway.”
There are no suspects in custody. Fitzgerald urged anyone who saw or heard anything to contact Birmingham police.
