A Bessemer, Alabama, family lost 5-year-old Julian Green on July 29, 2026, after he was found outside his home on Carolina Avenue with a gunshot wound at about 12:26 p.m. He was taken to UAB Medical West but died there. Investigators concluded Julian discovered an unsecured firearm in the house and unintentionally shot himself. An adult family member present at the time was questioned by police as detectives continued gathering evidence. Officers said the shooting appeared to be accidental and that they did not anticipate filing criminal charges, though the investigation remained active. Julian’s father, Johnny Green, said he normally kept the gun locked but had left it under his pillow after an 18-hour workday and expressed profound remorse.

Does anyone in the Bessemer area have information about that block of Carolina Avenue or saw anything that afternoon that might help investigators?