BESSEMER, Ala. (WIAT) -- A Bessemer man shot and killed on New Year's Day was identified Thursday morning.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office confirms 65-year-old Elijah Mack Jr. was shot around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday while on the 800 block of 24th Street North. Mack was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting around 5:47 p.m.
Bessemer police are investigating Mack's death as a homicide.
This story will be updated as more information is made available.