Man dead following late-night Birmingham shooting

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A man died following a shooting in Birmingham’s Smithfield neighborhood that occurred late Saturday night.

According to the Birmingham Police Department, officers responded to the 100 block of Third Avenue North on a report of shots fired. While officers were en route to the destination, the call was updated to a person shot.

Officers found a man lying unresponsive in a parking lot. He was transported to UAB Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

1 suffers serious injuries in overnight Birmingham shooting

The BPD stated a preliminary investigation showed an argument happened in the parking lot between the man and an unknown suspect. Shots were fired. The man was struck and fatally wounded…

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