Crime & Safety

37-Year-Old Man Killed In South Birmingham Shooting

A man was shot and killed Monday morning on Coosa Street in south Birmingham.

A man was killed in south Birmingham Monday morning.
A man was killed in south Birmingham Monday morning. (Michael Seale/Patch)

BIRMINGHAM, AL — A man was shot and killed early Monday morning in south Birmingham. The incident occurred just after 2 a.m. on Coosa Street.

Sgt. Johnny Williams of the Birmingham Police Department said officers found 37-year-old David Franklin Lee unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound. Lee was pronounced dead on the scene.

Initial reports said Lee was involved in some sort of altercation before the shooting, but there are no suspects in custody as off Monday morning.

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