The Birmingham Police Department is currently investigating a homicide at the Five Points West Food Mart at 2258 Bessemer Road. Officer Truman Fitzgerald reports that BPD officers responded to the scene around 3:25 p.m. for a Shot Spotter alert.
Officers in the area also heard shots being fired. At the scene, officers found an adult male lying in the parking lot suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Birmingham Fire & Rescue personnel responded to the scene where they pronounced the victim deceased.
At this time, BPD believes an adult male shot the victim in the parking lot before fleeing the scene. Patrol officers managed to locate and apprehend an adult male as a person of interest with assistance from personnel with the real-time crime center.
The man will be interviewed by detectives. No other details are available at this time.
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