The shooting victim was found dead in the East Lake shed and identified as a 20-year-old man from Birmingham

Authorities have released the name of a man killed in a shooting in East Lake on Friday.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim Monday as Paul Devaried Terry Jr. He was 20 years old and lived in Birmingham.

Shortly before 12:30 p.m., East Precinct officers were dispatched to a person who had been shot in the 8300 block of Fourth Avenue North.

When they arrived, they found the victim in a shed behind an abandoned house. This property borders East Lake Park.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service determined the Terry man was dead at the scene at 12:40 p.m

Sergeant. LaQuitta Wade said Terry was in the neighborhood visiting someone at a home in the 8200 block of Fourth Avenue North.

The person he was visiting had another visitor and a verbal altercation ensued between Terry and the other visitor.

The suspect fired at least several shots. Police found bullet casings on the road.

Terry ran almost a block before collapsing in the shed. A bystander called 911.

Wade said she doesn’t yet know the nature of the dispute. No arrests were announced.

Terry was one of two people killed in Birmingham on Friday.

Kerry Terrell Primm, 30, was shot just outside his home in the 1800 block of 31st Street in Ensley Highlands Township.

Birmingham saw its 130th murder this year. Of these, nine were found to be justified and two others occurred in earlier years, but the victims died in 2024.

This time last year there were 103 murders in the city.

There were 164 murders across Jefferson County, including 130 in Birmingham. As of October 14, 2023, there have been 145 homicides nationwide.

Anyone with information about any of Friday’s homicides is asked to call investigators at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.