One man dead, another injured in Phenix City shooting

Update: Coroner releases name of man killed in Phenix City shooting

Two shootings in Phenix City left one man dead Wednesday and another injured just west of 10th Avenue on Fourth Street South, police said.

A unidentified man who appeared to be in his early 20s was pronounced dead of a gunshot to the head at 4:19 p.m. at the scene, Russell County Coroner Arthur Sumbry Jr. said. His body will be sent to the Department of Forensic Science in Montgomery, Ala. on Thursday. Sumbry said his office is trying to get in touch with relatives to identify the man.

Police said they received a call about a shooting in the 1000 block of Fourth Street South around 3:34 p.m. One man was shot in the head and another was grazed in the left knee, police said.

About 100 feet west of 10th Avenue, police sealed off the street with yellow tape. An older model gray Toyota Corolla was towed from the area around 4:45 p.m. The vehicle appeared to have blood splattered on the right rear passenger window. The coroner said the victim pronounced dead was partially inside the vehicle.

The Phenix City Police Department is investigating the shooting as a homicide. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Lt. Angela Leslie of the Criminal Investigations Division at 334-448-2825.

The location of the shooting is west of Pine Hill Missionary Baptist Church.

This story was originally published November 29, 2017 at 5:05 PM with the headline "One man dead, another injured in Phenix City shooting."