Mother, son found dead inside west Birmingham home
February 3, 2021 GMT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) An Alabama police department is investigating a double slaying in Birmingham that left a woman and her son dead.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as Eula Mae Moore, 75, and Derrick Cornell Moore, 54. Eula Mae Moore lived at the west Birmingham home where the two were found dead on Monday.
One of the deaths is being investigated as a homicide, police said, and the other death remains unclassified pending further investigation, al.com reported.
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Officer Truman Fitzgerald said responding officers found one victim unresponsive in the hallway suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. A search of the residence led officers to a second victim unresponsive in a nearby bedroom. That person had also been shot, Fitzgerald said. Both victims were pronounced dead on the scene by Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service.
BIRMINGHAM The Birmingham Police Department is investigating the shooting deaths of two people found inside a home.
Police found the victims on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, around 10:40 p.m. They were inside a home at 1481 Edwards Street. One of the victims was found in the hallway and another in a bedroom.
“At this time, detectives will be investigating the victim found in the hallway as a homicide investigation; detectives will be investigating the victim found in the bedroom as an unclassified death,” said Officer Truman Fitzgerald.
Both victims were pronounced dead on the scene. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified them as 75-year-old Eula Mae Moore and 54-year-old Derrick Cornell Moore, both of Birmingham. Police did not specify which victim was found in the hallway and which was in the bedroom. An autopsy will be performed on body bodies to better understand the nature of the injuries, according to Coroner Bill Yates.