Man found shot dead in Birmingham; investigation ongoing

An investigation is ongoing after a man was found shot dead in west Birmingham on Wednesday morning.

Shortly after 6:30 a.m., West Precinct officers were dispatched to a report of a person in the 2900 block of Avenue F.

The man was found unconscious and pronounced dead at the scene by Birmingham Fire and Rescue Services, Officer Truman Fitzgerald said.

The death initially appeared to be confidential, but when the Jefferson County Coroner's Office arrived on the scene, they determined that he had been shot.

The victim has not yet been identified.

This is the 108th murder in the city this year. Eight of them were judged to be justified, two others occurred in previous years, but the victims died in 2024.

There were 135 murders in all of Jefferson County, including 108 in Birmingham.

Anyone with information is asked to call Birmingham Criminal Investigation Division at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.