Crime & Safety

Bessemer Shooting Leaves 19-Year-Old Dead

A 19-year-old man is dead after a shooting Wednesday in Bessemer.

BESSEMER, AL — A 19-year-old man is dead after a shooting Wednesday night in Bessemer. A WBRC report said Mikel Ja’Darius Pickens of Bessemer was taken to UAB Hospital after the shooting where he was pronounced dead Thursday morning.

The report said police do not have a suspect in custody.

Read the recap in the incident on WBRC.com.

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