BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WIAT ) — The Birmingham Police Department announced a man was arrested in connection to a shooting that injured a 12-year-old boy in early August .
Birmingham resident Dennis Buckner Jr., 23, was taken into custody Thursday on the arrest warrants of attempted murder, first-degree assault and discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling. BPD detectives obtained the warrants Tuesday. Buckner is being held in the Jefferson County Jail under a $120,000 bond.
Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit investigating deadly overnight shooting
The BPD’s preliminary investigation shows that police found a 12-year-old boy shot in the 1600 block of 49th Street Ensley on Aug. 3. Police believe the boy was inside a residence when his father was in a verbal argument with Buckner.
Police stated the boy’s father and Buckner exchanged shots. Buckner allegedly fired shots toward the residence, and police think one of those bullets hit the boy. The victim was transported to Children’s of Alabama and diagnosed with a not life-threatening injury.