From Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–The Birmingham Police Department has arrested a suspect on a murder warrant in connection to a shooting that left one man dead at a motel in East Lake last week, according to BPD Officer Truman Fitzgerald.
The suspect has been identified as Noel Ashford, 44, of Hoover.
Ashford was arrested by BPD’s Crime Reduction Team on the day of the shooting.
Just after 9:42 a.m. on August 12, officers responded to a report of a person shot at the Anchor Motel at 8420 of 1st Avenue North.
When officers arrived on the scene, they found an adult male lying in the parking lot unresponsive and suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
The victim has been identified as 45-year-old James Edward White of Birmingham.
Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service transported the White to UAB hospital where he was pronounced dead.
According to BPD Sgt. LaQuitta Wade, the preliminary investigation suggested that a physical altercation occurred between the victim and the suspect in the parking lot of the motel, which led to the shooting.
A witness reportedly attempted life saving measures before BFRS arrived.
Ashford is being held in the Jefferson County Jail with no bond.
