Man killed in Birmingham double shooting identified

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A man killed in a double shooting Friday, Aug. 8 has been identified.

Taevon Jamir Arnold, 31, of Kimberly was shot on 14th Street North at 1st Avenue North. He was taken to UAB Hospital where he died.

When officers arrived, they found a man and woman near a gas station with gunshot wounds. The woman survived and was taken to UAB Hospital.

Officials say “an interaction” took place between the two victims and a separate suspect leading to the suspect shooting the victims.

Saturday, Aug. 9, Birmingham Police say they took the suspect into custody around 9 a.m.

Birmingham Police Officer Truman Fitzgerald said the area is a known hotspot for criminal activity.

“Our command staff has been receiving numerous complaints in the general area of criminal activity and other type of activity taking place,” Fitzgerald said. “We’ve deployed numerous resources to the area in an attempt to curtail the criminal activity, so this was a problem that our command staff knew about, and this was a problem that command staff did their best to address.”

Fitzgerald said even more police resources will be deployed in this area as they continue to investigate.

If you have any information pertaining to the case, you are asked to contact the Birmingham Police Homicide Unit at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777. Your tips could lead to a cash reward from Crime Stoppers.

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