From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Police Department (BPD) requests assistance from the public in obtaining information on a homicide that occurred on Monday, June 18, 2018.
According to the BPD, DeNorris Barnes, 30, of Birmingham, was murdered in the 1800 block of Bessemer Road.
“Barnes was at the Gas Land service station changing a tire on a white Ford 150 when an unknown suspect began firing shots in the area,” Officer Truman Fitzgerald said. “The alleged shooter is believed to have fled the area in an unknown vehicle.”
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Currently, the suspect(s) who committed this act is still free.
“BPD detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in bringing justice to the Barnes family,” Fitzgerald said.
Authorities ask if there is anyone with information that will help aide BPD detectives, please contact the Homicide Division directly at 205-254-1764 or remain anonymous by contacting Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.
The story will be updated when more information is available.