A verbal dispute in the Ensley neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama, turned fatal on the afternoon of April 28, 2024. Terry Dewayne Hinson, 50, was among a group in the 1700 block of Avenue I when the argument escalated and an individual produced a firearm. Emergency crews were called at about 3:22 p.m.; officers and Birmingham Fire and Rescue found Hinson unresponsive in the roadway with a gunshot wound. A passerby attempted to render aid but Hinson was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators with the Birmingham Police Department identified 42-year-old Cedric Campbell of Center Point as a suspect and a murder warrant was issued on May 1, 2024. On May 2, the Birmingham Crime Reduction Team located Campbell at a gas station on Center Point Parkway and he was booked into the Jefferson County Jail, held without bond.

If anyone was in the 1700 block of Avenue I on April 28 or has information about the dispute that led to Hinson’s death, please come forward.