From Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–A person was shot and killed while driving through Roebuck with a child in the car Monday morning, according to the BPD Officer Truman Fitzgerald.
Just before 8 a.m., officers were dispatched to a report of a person shot in the 9300 block of Parkway East.
When officers arrived on the scene, they found a pickup truck in the roadway and observed the driver slumped over behind the wheel suffering from a gunshot wound.
A 5-year-old child was reportedly also inside the vehicle at the time of the shooting.
According to police, after the shooting “Good Samaritans” rushed the child to a nearby CVS Pharmacy for safety.
Birmingham Fire & Rescue later arrived on the scene and pronounced the driver dead.
The child has been transported by police to East Precinct.
“We believe that the victim was traveling on Parkway East when a separate vehicle pulled next to the victim’s vehicle and an unknown suspect fired shots into the victim’s vehicle,” Fitzgerald said.
There is currently no one in custody.
Anyone with information about the case can contact BPD at (205) 254-1764 or remain anonymous and receive a cash reward of up to $5,000 by calling Crime Stoppers at (205) 254-7777.
