Woman Dies In 2nd Birmingham Homicide Of The Day

BIRMINGHAM, AL — A 24-year-old woman was shot and killed in Underwood Park, which backs up to St. Vincent's Hospital in Birmingham's Southside. Raven Swain was shot just after 7 p.m. Tuesday while in her car, police said.

Sgt. Rod Mauldin of the Birmingham Police Department said they responded to reports of a person running with a handgun after shots were heard in the area. At the scene, officers were notified of a car lodged in the bushes at the entrance of the park parking lot.

Mauldin said officers discovered Swain in the driver's seat of the car, unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound. Swain was pronounced dead on the scene by Birmingham Fire and Rescue.

Anyone who has information pertaining to the case is asked to contact the Birmingham Police Department Homicide Unit at 205-254-1764.

Earlier Tuesday, a man was shot and killed in Ensley. Birmingham has now reported 59 homicides in 2020.