UPDATE: Double homicide victims in Birmingham identified
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Two men shot and killed in Birmingham on August 5 have been identified.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified them as 66-year-old Ellis Lewis Embry of Birmingham and 49-year-old Timothy Lashawn Erby also of Birmingham.
Police responded to a call of a person shot in the 1000 block of 42nd Place North around 1 p.m. Officers arrived and found one of the victims in the hallway suffering from a gunshot wound.
Officers say they continued searching and found a second victim in the kitchen. Both men were pronounced dead on the scene.
No one is in custody at this time.
Police are asking anyone with information about the double homicide to contact authorities immediately at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.
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