Birmingham police arrest man in August murder
Published: Sep. 9, 2019 at 11:11 AM CDT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham police say they made an arrest after a man was shot and killed during a robbery.
Officers say 48-year-old Dennis Coleman shot 44-year-old Erick DeWayne Hutchins on a front porch in the 5400 block of Watson Avenue in West Birmingham.
It happened around 11:20 p.m. on August 30.
Authorities say neighbors called 911 to report a gunshot in the area. This happened prior to a citizen locating the victim.
Birmingham Fire and Rescue and the Jefferson County Coroner pronounced Hutchins dead at the scene.
Coleman is being held in the Jefferson County Jail on a Capital Murder warrant.
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