Terence Cyril Sistrunk, a 54-year-old man from Birmingham, was killed by gunfire in Bessemer on the evening of September 6, 2025. The shooting occurred in the 800 block of Owen Avenue at about 8:00 p.m.; emergency responders found Sistrunk with gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at 8:18 p.m.

The Bessemer Police Department opened a homicide investigation, canvassing the neighborhood and checking for surveillance footage as detectives worked to establish what led to the shooting. In the initial days authorities did not name any suspects or release a motive, and no arrests had been announced.

Friends and family remembered Sistrunk as a kind, well-respected man who helped others and whose death left a void in the community. Anyone with information about the shooting on Owen Avenue is asked to come forward.