From The Tribune staff reports
MIDFIELD Authorities have released the name of a man who was fatally shot in west Jefferson County last Thursday.
According to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, 49-year-old Kenneth Glavin Adams, Jr. died at UAB Hospital two days after the shooting took place. He was pronounced dead shortly before 2 a.m. on April 10, 2021.
Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the shooting, which took place on Rutledge Drive in Midfield, at 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Authorities believe Adams was shot while he was in his car.
Upon arrival, officers discovered him still inside his 2015 Honda Accord, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
‘They took my soul’: Grieving mom says slain 18-year-old was set up to be killed in Bessemer
Updated Apr 12, 2021;
Posted Apr 12, 2021
Orlando Keith Williams Jr., 18, was shot to death Saturday, April 10, 2021, at the Comfort Inn in Bessemer. (Contributed)
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The mother of a Bessemer teen fatally shot at the Comfort Inn said she is heartbroken over her son’s death and believes he was set up to be killed.
“I’m not taking it well,’ said April Chaney. “Half these children that were in that room grew up at my mama’s front door. They set my baby up. They played him.”
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Kenneth Glavin Adams Jr. Authorities initially said he was 50, but the coroner’s office listed his age as 49. He lived in Fairfield.
From The Tribune staff reports
BESSEMER The Bessemer Police Department is investigating a homicide that took place on Saturday night at the Comfort Inn on Academy Lane.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as 18-year-old Orlando Keith Williams, Jr., of Brighton. According to the coroner’s report, Williams sustained gunshot wound injuries during a reported assault at approximately 11 p.m. Saturday.
He was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:32 p.m.
No arrests have been made, as detectives are investigating the case as a homicide.