Tower Down - 11.25.12 (AL)

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Tow Operator Killed During A Dispute:

 

BIRMINGHAM,AL (WBRC) - Two men were shot to death around 1pm today in the 2000 Block of 15th Way South West in Birmingham.  Birmingham Police say a repo man and a man believed to be the owner of a Ford Focus being repossessed were both killed.

Police say the man believed to be the owner of the Ford Focus shot at the repo man killing him. A female passenger with the repo man pulled out a gun firing back at the suspect hitting him.

The suspect was taken to UAB Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The shootings are under investigation. We will have more on this story when it becomes available.

 

UPDATE:

" Two men were shot to death around 1pm today in the 2000 Block of 15th Way South West in Birmingham. Birmingham Police say a tow truck driver and his passenger were dropping off a car for an insurance company when an altercation took place between tow truck driver, his passenger, and the owner of the car.

The owner of the car shot at the tow truck driver killing him. A female passenger with the tow truck driver pulled out a gun firing back at the owner of the car hitting him. He was taken to UAB Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The shootings are under investigation. We will have more on this story when it becomes available."

 

Additional:

 

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A dispute over a towed vehicle has left two men dead in Birmingham. Police identify the dead as 21-year-old Roderious Smith of Fairfield and 48-year-old Timothy Kimble of Birmingham. Police say the men began arguing after Kimble towed Smith's broken-down vehicle off a road to a house where the shooting occurred.

 

Shots rang out as the dispute got worse between Smith and another person who was riding with the tow-truck driver. Both Kimble and Smith were hit. Kimble was dead at the house, and Smith died later at a hospital. Police say they haven't made any arrests.  

 

Here's the press release from the BPD: Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports that detectives are conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Saturday, November 24, 2012 at approximately 1:27 p.m. The first victim has been identified as: Timothy Kimble, W/M, 48, of Birmingham, Alabama. The second victim has been identified as: Roderious Smith, B/M, 21, of Fairfield, Alabama. West Precinct officers were dispatched to 2016 15th Way Southwest to investigate a report of a person shot. Upon arrival, officers observed both victims outside the residence suffering from gunshot wounds. Birmingham Fire and Rescue responded and pronounced the first victim deceased. The second victim was transported to U.A.B Hospital for treatment where hospital staff later pronounced him deceased. Investigators learned that both subjects became involved in a verbal altercation after Kimble towed Smith’s vehicle to the incident location from the interstate. As the altercation escalated, gunfire erupted between Smith and another subject riding with Kimble. No arrests have been made in this case.

 

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