A Birmingham man was shot and killed on 9th Street West

The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation after a man was found shot inside a car on Friday.

Demarco Cortez Thomas, 35, of Birmingham, also known as Geremy Demarco Sistrunk, was shot and killed, according to Birmingham Police Officer Truman Fitzgerald, Deputy Public Information Officer/Public Information Division.

West Precinct officers were dispatched around 3:30 p.m. to a report of shots fired in the 400 block of West 9th Street.

Officers then received an update that a black SUV had crashed near the intersection.

When the police arrived at the scene, they noticed the damaged vehicle. Upon further investigation, officers observed the victim inside suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue personnel arrived and pronounced the victim deceased.

Authorities say details are limited in this investigation and no one is in custody.

This is Birmingham’s 58th murder investigation of 2024, with 5 verdicts of justifiable death, according to the police statement.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Birmingham Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.