Roosevelt City Murder Victim Identified

BIRMINGHAM, AL - A 30-year-old McCalla man has been identified as the victim in a murder that occurred in Roosevelt City Wednesday, one of four homicides that day. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the victim as Brandon Lee Wilson. Wilson was the father of a young daughter.

At about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to a report of shots fired in Roosevelt City, and found a man dead from gunshot wounds sitting in a crashed SUV. Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates told Alabama Media Group Friday that Wilson died from the gunshot wound, not injuries sustained in the crash.

Wilson was one of four homicide victims Wednesday, which brings the total number of Birmingham homicides in 2018 to 81. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Patch morning newsletter.)

Police have not announced any arrests nor released any additional information about what led up to the shooting. Anyone with information in Wilson's death is asked to call Birmingham homicide detectives at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.

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