BPD Officer Involved in Shooting in Ensley

‘I couldn’t believe what happened’: Neighbor shocked after Birmingham police kill man in Ensley

A normally quiet Ensley street was suddenly lined with crime-scene tape after a Birmingham police officer shot and killed a man. One neighbor says she may have seen him in the area days before — and feared for her daughter as Monday’s encounter unfolded.

BPD officer involved in shooting in Ensley

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (CBS42) — An officer of the Birmingham Police Department was involved in a shooting that took place in Ensley. The incident took place on Monday afternoon where a man was reportedly waving a gun Avenue I in Ensley. He is said to have fired the gun at a house before a police officer arrived. The man was told to drop the weapon but had reportedly advanced on the officer, who then shot him. The incident is under investigation.

Man fatally shot by Birmingham officer after reportedly firing gun at homes

A man who was reportedly waving a firearm, trying to open vehicle doors and firing shots at at least one home was fatally shot by a Birmingham police officer after the suspect advanced toward the officer, according to police. No officers or civilians were injured. The shooting happened at about 3:45 p.m. Monday in the 3100 block of Avenue I in Ensley after West Precinct officers were sent to a weapons call, according to the Birmingham Police Dep…

Fatal shooting by Birmingham police in Ensley is third by city officers in 2026

Birmingham police fatally shot a man Monday afternoon after residents called 911 to report a person brandishing a gun in an Ensley neighborhood.