Shooting at 300 BLOCK OF SIXTH AVENUE SOUTH on 05/05/2025 12:14 PM

Type: Shooting

Date: 05/05/2025 12:14 PM

Description: A Man Inside A Vehicle Unresponsive And Suffering From A Gunshot Wound.

Address: 300 BLOCK OF SIXTH AVENUE SOUTH, Birmingham, AL

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Blevins

Name

Larry Blevins

Missing Age

46

Est. Current Age

76

Last Seen

Sumiton, AL on 12/08/1994

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Gray or Partially Gray Eyes: Blue Height: 6' 0"  Weight: 180 lbs

Case Number

MP34897

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Sykes Sr

Name

Fredrick Sykes Sr

Age

44

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

At approximately 2:10 am, west precinct officers were dispatched to the 3600 block of hemlock on report of a person shot.Officers arrived on the scene when they entered a residence and observed the victim lying unresponsive inside.Birmingham fire and rescue personnel arrived on the scene and pronounced the victim deceased.The preliminary investigation suggests an unknown suspect(s) forcibly entered the residence and shot the victim while inside the residence.

Agency

Birmingham

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