Violent weekend leaves 3 dead, 1 wounded in Bessemer
Updated Apr 05, 2021;
A violent weekend in Bessemer left three people dead in two different incidents, including two shot fatally shot at a large gathering on Easter night.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office Monday identified two of the victims as: Demaio Lawrence Kirkland and Kamisha Malea Davis.
Kirkland, 31, was killed at 6:43 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of 10th Street South in Bessemer. He was pronounced dead on the scene at 8 p.m. No additional details have yet been released.
Then, just before 7:30 p.m. Sunday, gunfire erupted in the 80 block of First Avenue North. Lt. Christian Clemons said the victims were at a large family Easter gathering when shots were fired. Police arrived to find Davis and the 22-year-old male victim wounded in the front yard. Police initially said the victims were a couple, but updated that information to say that Davis was the sister of the male’s girlfriend.