In the early hours of New Year's Day 2019, the city of Birmingham was marked by its first homicide of the year. Earl Lee Evans Jr., a 57-year-old male, was found shot in the yard of his Ensley home. The discovery was made at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 1, 2019.
Officers from the West Precinct were dispatched to a residence in the 1800 block of 25th Street following a report of a person down. Upon their arrival, they found Mr.
Evans lying in the yard, suffering from a gunshot wound. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced him deceased.
Details surrounding the circumstances of the shooting remained scarce in the initial stages of the investigation. Authorities did not immediately release information regarding a possible motive or any potential suspects in the fatal shooting. The case was logged as the first criminal homicide in Birmingham for 2019, a somber beginning to the new year for the community and the victim's family. As of now, public records do not indicate that any arrests have been made or suspects identified in connection with the death of Earl Lee Evans Jr.
