From the Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM – A Birmingham man was killed and another critically injured during an armed carjacking on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.
At approximately 7:55 p.m., officers were dispatched to a person shot call at the Springville Landing Apartment Complex, located in the 700 block of Springville Road near Huffman High School.
Officers arrived on the scene and observed an adult male lying unresponsive near an apartment. Officers located a second male gunshot victim in a grassy field. Birmingham Fire and Rescue (BFR) personnel arrived on the scene and transported the first gunshot victim to UAB Hospital with life-threatening injuries. BFR pronounced the second gunshot victim deceased on the scene.
The initial investigation suggests the first gunshot victim was a victim of an armed carjacking (multiple suspects). He returned fire during the carjacking and struck the second gunshot victim, who BPD is treating as a suspect.
At around 8:25 p.m., the Birmingham Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center located the victim’s vehicle in the Smithfield area at #10 9th Avenue West. Officers made contact with the vehicle and observed a suspect flee from the vehicle.
If there is anyone who has information pertaining to the case, please contact the B.P.D. Homicide Unit @ 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers @ 205-254-7777.