1 killed, 2 injured in shooting at Bessemer hotel
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
One person was killed, and two others injured during a shooting early Wednesday inside the Red Roof Inn in Bessemer.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s office identified the slain man as Cory Lamont Peterson. He was 35 and lived in Bessemer.
Police responded to a call of shots fired at the hotel at 12:05 a.m., said Lt. Christian Clemons. When they arrived at Red Roof, which is on Academy Court, they found Peterson suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to UAB Medical Center West where he was pronounced dead at 1:38 a.m.