The victim told patrol officers he believes he was targeted, police said.
Birmingham police are investigating after a gunshot victim with life-threatening injuries drove himself nearly five miles to Fire Station 20 in Ensley.A gunshot victim in west Birmingham with life-threatening injuries Thursday night drove himself nearly five miles to an Ensley fire station before being taken to UAB Hospital, police said.
West Precinct officers received a call of a person shot in the 3900 block of Carver Avenue around 7 p.m., said Officer Truman Fitzgerald.Officers went to the hospital, where they learned the victim -- only identified as an adult male in his mid 20s -- arrived at Fire Station 20 at 4825 Avenue W in Ensley, which is about four to five miles from Carver Avenue, said Fitzgerald.
The victim was able to speak to officers for a “brief minute,” Fitzgerald said, and officers learned that the victim was shot in the 3900 block of Carver Avenue. “The victim believes he was targeted. He does not believe that he was innocent or random victim,” Fitzgerald said. He believes whoever was after him was targeting him.”A crime scene was located at Carver Avenue, where officers observed several shell casings in the road, Fitzgerald said.
Birmingham Fire Rescue Service personnel took the victim to UAB Hospital with life-threatening injuries.Man convicted of manslaughter in deadly 2020 Mobile shootingIf you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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