From Tribune staff reports
CENTER POINT, Ala.–The victim in Saturday’s shooting has been identified as 20-year-old Jaden Rashad Jones, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office.
Jones played football at Center Point High School and graduated in 2022.
According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies encountered a vehicle with a man inside suffering from a gunshot wound while working an unrelated traffic incident in the area of 23rd and 25th Avenues NE around 2:52 p.m. on Nov. 30.
Center Point Fire & Rescue transported Jones to UAB Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The case is still under investigation.
Anyone with information about the case can contact the sheriff’s office at (205) 325-1450 or remain anonymous and receive a cash reward of up to $5,000 by calling Crime Stoppers at (205) 254-7777.
