BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Birmingham police department is conducting a homicide investigation after a man died Sunday morning.
According to the BPD, officers arrived to the 1700 block of 32nd Place North on reports of a person shot. Upon arrival, officers saw a man lying unresponsive outside of an apartment suffering from a gunshot wound and a second man near a sidewalk had also been wounded by gunfire. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service personnel arrived and pronounced the man lying outside the apartment dead. The second man was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The preliminary investigation suggests that both victims were hanging out in the area when an unknown suspect fired shots at them. There is no one in custody.
If you have any information, contact Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.