An investigation is underway after a man was found slain Monday night on a Birmingham street.
According to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, the 59-year-old victim was found dead at 8:48 p.m. in the 200 block of Sixth Place North. That is a commercial area.
Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said the victim had sustained blunt force injuries during an assault. His death is being investigated as a homicide.
The victim, who Yates said was homeless, has been identified but his name is being withheld pending notification of his family.
The man is the city’s 67th homicide this year. Of those, five have been ruled justifiable and therefore aren’t deemed criminal.
In all of Jefferson County, there have been 91 homicides, including the 67 in Birmingham.
Anyone with information is asked to call homicide detectives at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.
