Video above: Previous coverageA man has now died and a suspect is in custody following a shooting early Friday evening in Birmingham’s Fountain Heights neighborhood.Officers with the Birmingham Police Department responded to First Avenue North just before 6 p.m. after reports of shots fired. When they arrived, they found a man and a woman who both had been shot.Both victims were taken to a hospital. The man later died of his injuries. The woman’s injuries are non-life-threatening, and her condition has not been released.Authorities have not released the identities of the victims.Investigators said a man was taken into custody early Saturday morning in connection with the shooting, but they have not released his name or any charges he may face.Preliminary information indicates the victims got into an altercation with the suspect before shots were fired, police said.Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Birmingham Police Department at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777 to remain anonymous.>> WVTM 13 ON-THE-GO: Download our app for free
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —
Video above: Previous coverage
A man has now died and a suspect is in custody following a shooting early Friday evening in Birmingham’s Fountain Heights neighborhood.
Officers with the Birmingham Police Department responded to First Avenue North just before 6 p.m. after reports of shots fired. When they arrived, they found a man and a woman who both had been shot.
Both victims were taken to a hospital. The man later died of his injuries. The woman’s injuries are non-life-threatening, and her condition has not been released.
Authorities have not released the identities of the victims.
Investigators said a man was taken into custody early Saturday morning in connection with the shooting, but they have not released his name or any charges he may face.
Preliminary information indicates the victims got into an altercation with the suspect before shots were fired, police said.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Birmingham Police Department at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777 to remain anonymous.
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