Crime & Safety
25-Year Old Shot To Death In West Birmingham
A 25-year-old man was found dead in his car Saturday, having died from apparent gunshot wounds.
BIRMINGHAM, AL - A 25-year-old man was shot to death in his car in west Birmingham over the weekend. He has been identified as Deontre Gernond Turner.
A report by Alabama Media Group said Turner was found inside a vehicle about 6 p.m. Saturday on Pike Road and Court N. Police said he crashed after he was shot. He was pronounced dead on the scene at 6:08 p.m.
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Turner is Birmingham's 71th homicide victim this year. Of those 71, five have been ruled justifiable and therefore the Birmingham Police Department does not count them in their year-end tally. In all of Jefferson County, there have been 103, including the Birmingham slayings.
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