Crime & Safety

Man Dies From Gunshot Wound In Chuck E Cheese's Parking Lot

A father who was shot while changing a diaper in the parking lot of the Vestavia Hills Chuck E Cheese's has died.

VESTAVIA HILLS, AL - A man who was shot in the chest while changing a diaper in his car outside the Chuck E Cheese's restaurant in Vestavia Hills has died. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday identified the victim as Timothy Roshun Smith Jr. He was 22 and lived in eastern Birmingham.

The incident occurred on the afternoon of April 13. Vestavia police said the shooting appeared to be accidental. The man was reportedly changing his daughter's diaper in a car when his gun discharged, hitting him in the chest and his daughter in the leg.

Both were taken to area hospitals, and the young girl sustained minor injuries. Smith, however, was pronounced dead at UAB Hospital at 2:10 p.m. Monday.

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The gun was reportedly in Smith's diaper bag when it discharged.

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