Kameron Connell's brother, Keleen Connell, was shot to death by police in 2022. Another brother, Kerry Connell, 18, was fatally shot in 2011.
to a report of a person shot in the parking lot of an apartment building in the 7700 block of First Avenue South.Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service rushed the victim to UAB Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:37 p.m.
Officer Truman Fitzgerald said Connell was found near where people were hanging out and shooting dice. “We don’t know if the shooting is connected to the dice game,’’ Fitzgerald said. “However, we can point out when our officers observed the victim he was in an area where dice is still on the ground.”
No arrests have been announced. Fitzgerald said the participants in the dice game were reluctant to talk to police. Connell is Birmingham’s 76th homicide this year. Of those, eight have been ruled justifiable and therefore aren’t deemed criminal.including a 15 percent increase in Birmingham alone.Veteran FBI agent named deputy chief of investigations at Birmingham Police DepartmentIf you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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