Birmingham, AL 04/10/2018
Sheriff’s detectives are investigating a shooting in north east Jefferson County with one person dead.
At about 3:20 this afternoon deputies responded to a shooting complaint on Hillview Lane in Center Point with one person dead in the driver’s seat of a car from an apparent gunshot wound. A second victim was transported to an area hospital with life threatening injuries.
A gun, illegal drugs, and cash were found in the car with the deceased victim.
Information at the scene indicates that this shooting is drug related.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office at 205-325-1450 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.