A 21-year-old man has been charged in the shooting at Birmingham’s East Lake Park that left one man dead, and a woman injured.
De’Aerius Johnson is charged with murder in the slaying of 23-year-old Cameron Demijah Little, and first-degree assault in the wounding of a woman who sustained non-life-threating injuries.
East Precinct officers were dispatched to the park in the 100 block of 84th North just after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. The city’s gunfire detection system, Shot Spotter, had alerted them to about 10 rounds fired.
Police arrived to find Little unresponsive in the park. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced him dead at 12:01 a.m.
The woman later arrived at UAB Hospital by private vehicle.
On Saturday, BPD’s Crime Reduction Team with the assistance of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Johnson in the 3000 Block of 15th Street Ensley.
Johnson was booked into the Jefferson County Jail at 7:39 p.m. Saturday. He is being held without bond.
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