One man was killed in a shooting at an Airbnb party in Birmingham early Sunday.
Birmingham police named the victim as Phong Nguyen. He was 21 and resided in Birmingham.
At 2:35 a.m., West Precinct officers responded to a complaint of a shooting in the 900 block of Dugan Avenue.
Officer Truman Fitzgerald stated that police entered the house and discovered Nguyen unresponsive inside.
The Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced him deceased at the spot.
Fitzgerald stated that the residence is a short-term rental Airbnb. Someone fired shots during a party or gathering.
Detectives are investigating what events led to the victim’s shooting, as well as if the suspect or suspects were inside the party or outside.
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No one is in custody. Nguyen is Birmingham’s 19th homicide this year.
Two of those have been considered justified and thus not criminal.
Look at the tweet that we have included below:
Shooting during party at a Birmingham, AL @Airbnb leaves 1 dead. This is the 409th news report I’ve found of a shooting at a short term rental since 5/2019. #EnoughWithThePartyHouses #HomesNotHotels #NeighborsNotStrangers #CommunityNotCommodity https://t.co/SffWNN5zYp
— Jessica Sheedy Black (@jjsheedy) March 3, 2024
There have been 24 killings in Jefferson County, 19 of which occurred in Birmingham.
Anyone with information can contact Birmingham homicide detectives at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.
