Police officer wounded, suspect dead after shootout in Birmingham

A police officer was shot and the shooter is dead, according to Birmingham Police. | Source: Birmingham Police Department

An officer-involved shooting wounded a police officer and the suspect is dead, according to Police.

Posted: Apr 24, 2020 10:11 AM

Posted By: Zac Carlisle

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WTVA) - A police officer was shot and the shooter is dead, according to Birmingham Police.

The officer-involved shooting happened Friday morning.

The wounded officer has non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital.

According to ABC 3340 in Birmingham, a customer caused a disturbance at a café in north Birmingham.

When a police officer approached the customer, the customer opened fire on the officer.

During an exchange of gunfire, both the officer and the suspect were hit, according to the TV station.

Alabama Bureau of Investigation is conducting an officer-involved shooting investigation at 4012 24th St North. BPD Officer was shot & sustained non-life threatening injuries & is being treated at hospital. Suspect has been pronounced deceased. pic.twitter.com/rsqmFvElbe

— Bhampolice (@BhamPolice) April 24, 2020

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Confirmed Cases: 64400

Reported Deaths: 1825

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Hinds	5416	112
DeSoto	3472	27
Madison	2363	60
Harrison	2287	35
Rankin	2202	31
Jackson	2156	41
Jones	1828	57
Forrest	1701	55
Washington	1548	35
Lauderdale	1379	90
Lee	1297	32
Neshoba	1264	90
Lamar	1177	13
Oktibbeha	1077	37
Lowndes	1023	33
Bolivar	1010	32
Warren	995	31
Scott	978	20
Panola	960	12
Sunflower	942	23
Copiah	929	28
Lafayette	907	14
Leflore	882	61
Pike	861	33
Holmes	859	48
Grenada	819	21
Yazoo	803	12
Lincoln	787	41
Pontotoc	780	8
Leake	776	25
Simpson	767	30
Wayne	749	21
Monroe	731	51
Coahoma	684	10
Tate	683	27
Marion	634	19
Marshall	616	9
Covington	603	13
Adams	596	25
Winston	593	15
Union	552	15
George	545	4
Newton	530	11
Pearl River	515	37
Tallahatchie	512	10
Attala	510	24
Walthall	482	19
Chickasaw	438	19
Noxubee	438	11
Claiborne	399	13
Calhoun	392	9
Smith	389	13
Clay	380	14
Jasper	379	9
Alcorn	377	5
Prentiss	369	9
Hancock	349	14
Tishomingo	344	5
Itawamba	323	10
Clarke	322	25
Tippah	320	13
Tunica	307	6
Yalobusha	304	10
Lawrence	302	7
Montgomery	302	3
Humphreys	281	11
Carroll	248	11
Quitman	238	1
Greene	230	11
Kemper	227	15
Jefferson Davis	225	6
Perry	220	7
Amite	217	6
Webster	211	12
Jefferson	193	6
Wilkinson	193	13
Sharkey	191	3
Stone	160	3
Choctaw	129	4
Benton	128	0
Franklin	115	2
Issaquena	24	1
Unassigned	0	0

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Confirmed Cases: 91776

Reported Deaths: 1639

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Mobile	9269	204
Montgomery	6350	148
Madison	5122	27
Tuscaloosa	4002	69
Baldwin	3322	23
Shelby	3119	32
Marshall	3001	34
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Lee	2554	42
Morgan	2270	15
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DeKalb	1721	13
Elmore	1633	37
Calhoun	1627	13
Walker	1479	64
Houston	1334	12
Dallas	1298	23
Russell	1267	2
St. Clair	1252	14
Limestone	1227	13
Franklin	1215	20
Cullman	1171	12
Colbert	1122	13
Lauderdale	1111	13
Autauga	1030	21
Escambia	981	15
Talladega	946	13
Jackson	890	4
Chambers	832	38
Tallapoosa	827	78
Dale	798	23
Butler	754	35
Blount	745	3
Chilton	738	6
Coffee	725	5
Covington	716	20
Pike	672	7
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Lowndes	561	24
Marion	547	24
Marengo	529	14
Clarke	491	9
Hale	459	26
Bullock	444	11
Winston	435	11
Perry	432	4
Wilcox	411	10
Monroe	396	4
Randolph	392	10
Bibb	384	4
Pickens	376	9
Conecuh	373	10
Sumter	360	18
Lawrence	325	1
Macon	316	13
Washington	315	12
Crenshaw	307	3
Choctaw	276	12
Cherokee	249	7
Greene	247	11
Henry	247	3
Geneva	243	0
Clay	225	5
Lamar	205	2
Fayette	178	5
Cleburne	121	1
Coosa	95	2
Out of AL	0	0