BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a man found dead after his SUV crashed on Interstate 59 was killed by a gunshot to the head.
Al.com reports (https://bit.ly/2l3p0Gb ) police were called early Friday to a wreck reported by a passing motorist on. Officers found the driver dead and windows shattered by gunfire.
Birmingham police Sgt. Michael Kennedy said the victim’s SUV stuck a roadside barrier, but the impact appeared to cause no damage or injury.
The Jefferson County coroner’s office identified the victim as 27-year-old Charles Lee Brown.
Eight homicides have been reported in Birmingham so far in 2017. One of those was ruled to be justifiable.
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