Shooting that killed 38-year-old man in Birmingham ruled justifiable

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The shooting that left a 38-year-old man dead after an argument on Saturday morning in Birmingham has been ruled justifiable.

North Precinct Officers responded to a call at 6:19 a.m. of a man lying unresponsive. When officers arrived, they found Anthony DeAngelo Avila suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue arrived and pronounced Avila dead on the scene.

According to Birmingham Police, the preliminary investigation revealed he and another person got into an argument at the Church of Reconciler, which is not far from where they found Avila.

Police say the argument continued to the 1000 block of 2nd Avenue North, where he was shot and killed.

On Sunday, June 8, Birmingham homicide detectives presented case findings to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office. After review, the Jefferson County DA ruled the shooting was justifiable.

The shooting happened under an interstate bypass. The bypass is part of Birmingham’s jurisdiction, but also considered state property. According to Birmingham Police, the state has been notified and the homicide will still be investigated by Birmingham Police.

“We’re working with the state to get some type of security measures or some kind of camera system under our interstates, because there has been several incidents that have taken place. And we just want to make sure that we are keeping things safe and keeping those things under our wings as far as taking care of them,” said Officer De’Rell Freeman.

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