From Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — A double homicide investigation is underway after two people were found dead and another victim was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to Officer Truman Fitzgerald of the Birmingham Police Department.
Police began receiving multiple 911 calls of shots fired near the 3000 block of 12th Avenue North at about 8:35 p.m. on Wednesday.
While responding, Fitzgerald said that officers were updated that a woman was shot at the Chevron gas station at 3019 12th Avenue North. When police arrived, they located the injured woman and the vehicle she was driving. They also found a male and another female suffering from gunshot wounds in the vehicle.
The male victim killed in the shooting was identified as Keithan Jamon Parker, 25, of Pinson. The female victim was identified as Kayla De’nea Hall, 19, of Hanceville.
The man and woman inside the vehicle were both pronounced dead by Birmingham Fire and Rescue personnel. The surviving female driver was transported to UAB Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Fitzgerald said the investigation indicates all three victims were shot at a nearby location and the wounded female drove the vehicle to the gas station for help.
Police have no one in custody at this time as the investigation continues.