67-year-old man dies day after Bessemer shooting
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
A Birmingham man died Tuesday, one day after he was wounded in a Bessemer shooting.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Wednesday identified the victim as Zachery B. Brown Jr. He was 67.
The shooting happened at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the 2800 block of 12th Avenue North in Bessemer. He was taken to UAB Hospital in Birmingham where he was pronounced dead at 4:18 p.m. Tuesday.
Lt. Christian Clemons said the victim was in a car and had just left a convenience store when he was shot. A passerby called 911 after noticing Brown’s car roll into a ditch. No one is in custody.