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Man killed in overnight Birmingham shooting identified

By Austin Franklin,

14 days ago

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WIAT ) — Birmingham police officers are investigating after a man was found shot to death early Sunday morning.

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According to Officer Truman Fitzgerald, officers responded to the 10 block of Holt Avenue in the Pratt community around 2:15 a.m. Officers arrived to discover a man shot at the scene. He was later identified by the Jefferson County Coroner as Richard Lavar Edwards, Jr., 44, of Birmingham.

First responders pronounced the Edwards dead at the scene at 2:38 a.m.

Fitzgerald confirms no one is in custody in connection with the shooting at this time.

Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.

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