Incident

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10-24-2023 Alabama Bessemer 1-1

Location

October 24, 2023

100 block of 22nd St S
Bessemer, Alabama

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Timothy Sampson
Age: 13
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Helvetius Hall
Age: 53
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Domestic Violence

Notes

One juvenile victim shot and injured. Suspect in custody.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-jefferson-county-bessemer-police-department-child-teen-shot-22-street-shot-shooting-update-childrens-of-alabama#

URL: https://www.wvtm13.com/article/bessemer-shooting-police-13/45633630

URL: https://www.al.com/news/2023/10/53-year-old-charged-in-domestic-shooting-that-critically-injured-13-year-old-boy-in-bessemer.html?fbclid=IwAR1Hp6Gphce8Y9zomH_hxTLN4JdmuNQwpVyyUDxsjwiY4QVbbblC56QDqDs

URL: https://abc3340.com/news/local/13-year-old-dies-five-days-after-shooting-in-bessemer-timothy-sampson-domestic-violence-gun-gunshot#

District

Congressional District: 7
State Senate District: 19
State House District: 56