Alfred Stephens of Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States has died. He was 73.
Jaden Ellis Sanders
On the morning of October 17, 2025, Stephens had a verbal altercation with Jaden Ellis Sanders, 22, of Birmingham, Alabama at Pull-A-Part used auto parts in the 3500 block of 27th Avenue North off Vanderbilt Road in Birmingham. After the altercation, the former was shot by the latter, according to the Birmingham Police Department.
The department did not release details about the altercation. Whether or not Stephens and Sanders knew each other before the altercation has yet to be confirmed.
Sanders allegedly fled the scene after the shooting. At around 10:01 a.m., officers dispatched to the scene found Stephens lying unresponsive, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and bleeding from his side.
Birmingham Fire and Rescue personnel responded and transported Stephens to University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital in Birmingham. On October 18, 2025, he died at the hospital from his injuries.
On October 20, 2025, the crime reduction team of the Birmingham Police Department took Sanders into custody in the 1100 block of Hayden Road in Warrior, Alabama. He will be booked into the Jefferson County Jail in Birmingham where he will be held without bond.
Birmingham
Incorporated on December 19, 1871, Birmingham is the county seat of Jefferson County and the second most populous city in Alabama. The crime rate of the city is significantly above the national average.
Born in Birmingham, Randall Woodfin, 44, earned a Juris Doctor from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Homewood, Jefferson County. He has been serving as the 34th mayor of the city since November 28, 2017.
To redress the the escalating crime crises in Birmingham, Woodfin established the Birmingham Crime Commission in 2024. A total of 151 murders were reported in the city that year.
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