Claude Alamin Jones was 20 when he was shot and killed in Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday, June 12, 2021. Officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert at about 10:45 p.m. found Jones unresponsive in an alley in the 1700 block of 25th Street North; Birmingham Fire and Rescue personnel pronounced him deceased shortly after arrival.

The Birmingham Police Department’s initial investigation indicates Jones was standing in the roadway when an unknown person began shooting at him. Jones ran into the alley to escape the gunfire and collapsed there from his wounds. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified in the ongoing homicide investigation.

If anyone has information that could help identify the shooter or clarify what happened that night, please contact the Birmingham Police Department.