Man charged in shooting death of 22-year-old in Bessemer

BESSEMER, Ala. (WBRC) – A man has been arrested and charged in the shooting death of a 22-year-old in Bessemer.

According to Bessemer police, Carlos Sumpter, Jr. was shot and killed in the 300 block of 30th Street South around 11:18 p.m. on Saturday, March 28.

Court records show that on Tuesday, March 31, Kortez Deshon Prince, 30, was charged with reckless murder in Sumpter’s death.

Records say Prince was pulling his gun from his waistband and shot Sumpter while retrieving the weapon…

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