Crime & Safety
Man Dies From Gunshot Wound In East Birmingham
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the man as 24-year-old Carderius Terrell Ware.
BIRMINGHAM, AL - A shooting in east Birmingham Wednesday afternoon claimed the life of 24-year-old Carderius Terrell Ware. The incident occurred just before 4 p.m. on 3rd Avenue South, off Oporto-Madrid Boulevard.
A report by Alabama Media Group said Birmingham police officers and Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service responded just before 4 p.m. to a house in the 7500 block of Third Avenue South, and authorities said Ware was pronounced dead on the scene from a gunshot wound to the head.
The initial information from police was that the wound was possibly self-inflicted. Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said an autopsy is scheduled for Thursday and it has not yet been determined how Ware was shot. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Patch morning newsletter.)
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