From the Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — Two men are dead and another was wounded in a shooting at a Roebuck Plaza convenience store parking lot on Saturday night. Birmingham police later took a person of interest into custody at a Pizza Hut on Parkway East.
“At approximately 9 p.m., an East Precinct officer was travelling in the 200 block of Roebuck Plaza Drive when he heard gunshots being fired in the parking lot of 232 Roebuck Plaza Drive (Circle K),” Birmingham police officer Truman Fitzgerald said. “Officers then responded to the parking lot where they observed three male victims, near a parked vehicle, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.”
According to Fitzgerald, Birmingham Fire and Rescue personnel pronounced two of the males deceased on the scene. The third male victim was transported to a local area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
“A community member at the service station provided a detailed description of the shooter to officers on the scene,” Fitzgerald said. “Based on the community member coming forward, patrol officers were able to take a person of interest into custody at 9170 Parkway East (Pizza Hut).”
The person of interest will be questioned by Homicide Division detectives. Fitzgerals said the motive appears to be unclear in this double homicide.
If there is anyone who has additional information pertaining to the case, please contact the B.P.D. Homicide Unit @ 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers @ 205-254-7777.
