Shooting at 800 BLOCK OF 18TH PLACE SW on 08/31/2026 12:00 AM

Type: Shooting

Date: 08/31/2026 12:00 AM

Description: One person shot and injured near West End neighborhood; Birmingham police responded around 8:30 p.m.; victim had non-life-threatening injuries

Address: 800 BLOCK OF 18TH PLACE SW, Birmingham, AL

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Ellis

Name

Shannon Ellis

Missing Age

31

Est. Current Age

49

Last Seen

Birmingham, AL on 09/24/2008

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Female Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5' 4"  Weight: 100 lbs

Case Number

MP1325

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Johnson

Name

Sheiula Johnson

Age

27

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

At approximately 9:30 p.M., east precinct officers were dispatched to 8300 1st avenue north on report of multiple shot. Officers arrived on the scene and located three people shot. Officers located the following victims: an adult male (driver’s seat), the victim (front passenger’s seat), five-year-old male child (back seat). Birmingham fire and rescue personnel transported all three victims to local area hospitals. The two adult victims suffered life-threatening injuries in this incident. The child suffered non-life-threatening injuries. On saturday, june 12, 2021, the victim succumbed to her injuries at uab hospital. The preliminary investigation suggests the victims were travelling in a vehicle in the 8300 block of 1st avenue north when a vehicle pulled up alongside their vehicle and an unknown suspect(s) began firing shots into the victims’ vehicle

Agency

Birmingham

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