Crime & Safety
Early Morning Shooting Leaves One Victim Dead
A shooting Monday morning at a Birmingham gas station has left one victim dead, and the shooter is still at large.
BIRMINGHAM, AL - A shooting at approximately 5 a.m. Monday morning at a Birmingham gas station has left one victim dead, according to media reports.
A report by WVTM said three men were at gas station on Bessemer Road changing a tire when someone drove up and fired several gun shots. One of the men was fatally shot, the other 2 were uninjured. The shooter drove off, and is still at large.
BREAKING: @BhamPolice on the scene of a deadly shooting at gas station off Bessemer Rd. near Central Park @WVTM13 pic.twitter.com/ZJMnWxydf6
— Sarah Killian (@SarahWVTM13) June 18, 2018
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