Student killed in apparent targeted shooting near Legion Field, police say
A high school student was killed in an apparent shooting early Saturday morning.
The Birmingham Police Department said a Shot Spotter alert came in and officers responded to the 600 block of 8th Terrace West about 12:20 a.m. Feb. 1.
That is in the city's College Hills community and a few blocks north of Legion Field.
Police officers found a wrecked vehicle near the front yard of a house and located a person on the ground suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, police said.
Medics pronounced the victim dead at the scene.
The coroner's office identified the victim as Ronald Bennett Jr., 18, of Birmingham, according to information from police.
The BPD believes the victim was targeted in this shooting.
The Birmingham City Schools said Bennett was a student at Huffman High School.
This is the city's 10th murder investigation of 2025.
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