From the Tribune staff reports
HOOVER – A suspected bank robber took his own life inside his apartment after police tracked him to his apartment on Friday, May 12.
Given’s reportedly refused to allow police access to his apartment and during subsequent negotiations, he ceased communication with police and not long after a shot was heard. Police entered the apartment and discovered Givens had sustained a self-inflicted gunshot. He was pronounced dead at 7:58 p.m.
The death is being investigated as a suicide. The Hoover Police Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death.