2 workers found dead in storage room at Irondale car dealership
Updated May 19, 4:39 PM;
Posted May 19, 4:39 PM
Two contract workers were found dead Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at EchoPark Automotive in Irondale. There were no obvious signs of foul play.
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An investigation is underway after two men were found dead in the storage room of an Irondale car dealership.
There was no obvious sign of foul play, said Irondale police Sgt. Michael Mangina. The bodies have been taken to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office for autopsy.
The discovery was made shortly before 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at EchoPark Automotive on Tom Williams Way. Mangina said Irondale police received a 911 call of two people found unresponsive and not breathing in an upstairs storage room. Both were pronounced dead on the scene.
Family sought for man and woman who died in Jefferson County in April
Updated May 18, 2021;
Authorities are asking for the public’s help finding relatives of two people who died in Jefferson County in April.
Their bodies are ready to be released for burial, but the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has not been able to find family members to notify them.
Joseph Huloe Yawn, a 53-year-old white male, was found dead April 19 at 2930 12th Ave. North in Birmingham’s Norwood community. Authorities said Yawn was homeless and was found dead at 1:28 p.m. at the bottom of a flight of stairs inside a vacant building. The cause of death is pending.
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Pedestrian struck on Parkway East dies 1 month after injury
Updated 10:31 AM;
A 29-year-man hit by a vehicle while he was walking on Parkway East in April died one month to the day he was injured.
The crash happened April 15 at 3:04 a.m. near the intersection of Parkway East and Matthews Avenue in the Roebuck area, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office.
Kody Johnson, of Center Point, was taken to UAB Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:25 a.m. Saturday. No additional details have been released.
Birmingham police are investigating.
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BIRMINGHAM A fatal shooting has been reported in Ensley.
Birmingham police have launched a homicide investigation after 30-year-old Jaishuntae Ladarus Browning was shot dead on Saturday night around 8:51 p.m.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office says Browning sustained gunshot wound injuries during a reported assault in the 2500 block of 29th Place Ensley. He was later pronounced dead at UAB Hospital shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday, according to the coroner’s office.