BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A teenager who was shot and killed over the weekend was identified Tuesday morning.
According to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office, 15-year-old Prentice Lovell Little was shot under unclear circumstances on the 9200 block of Parkway East around 6:30 a.m. on July 7. Little was taken to UAB Hospital for treatment where he died from his injuries around 8:28 a.m.
Officer Truman Fitzgerald with Birmingham Police Department said a preliminary investigation showed there were five males -- a 14-year-old, the 15-year-old gunshot victim, another 15-year-old, a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old -- riding in a minivan around east Birmingham on Sunday morning. Somewhere between the 9200 block of Parkway East and another location, the 14-year-old possessed a gun and allegedly shot the 15-year-old under unknown circumstances. Police believe the shooting may have occurred in the minivan.
Police made contact with the four other males at UAB Hospital, and interviewed them at BPD Headquarters. Fitzgerald said they believe all five people were acquaintances. Police do not believe the shooting was intentional.
BPD detectives consulted with the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office, and officers transported the 14-year-old to the Jefferson County Youth Detention Center.
Fitzgerald noted a community member provided useful information to police on the case. Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to contact Birmingham Police Department at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.