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Police investigate murder on Saturday evening

Birmingham police said a woman was detained Saturday after she shot her alleged boyfriend. The man died at the scene and police are still investigating what led to his death. Police said the shooting occurred around 7:30 a.m. near Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard and Vanderbilt Road. BPD officers believe the woman shot her boyfriend and she may have even called 911 to report the shooting. She even stayed at the scene until police arrived. When police arrived, they found the man lying in the grass. The woman was taken to BPD headquarters where they plan to ask her more questions about what happened. “The 3500 block of RAJ Boulevard is an industrial area,” Officer Truman Fitzgerald said. “We’re just trying to figure out how the couple got here, whether the incident happened inside the car or outside the car. Maybe a combination of both.”This is the fourth shooting in a private home involving a woman shooting a man this year.This is a developing story and WVTM 13 News will bring updates as they become available.Stay Up to Date: The latest headlines and weather from WVTM 13

Birmingham police said a woman was detained Saturday after she shot her alleged boyfriend. The man died at the scene and police are still investigating what led to his death.

Police said the shooting occurred around 7:30 a.m. near Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard and Vanderbilt Road. BPD officials believe the woman shot her boyfriend. She may have even called 911 to report the shooting. She even stayed at the scene until police arrived.

When police arrived on scene, they found the man lying in the grass. The woman was taken to BPD headquarters where they plan to ask her further questions about the events of the shooting.

“The 3500 block of RAJ Blvd is an industrial area,” said Officer Truman Fitzgerald. “We’re just trying to figure out how the couple got here, if the incident happened in the car or outside the car. Maybe it’s a combination of both.”

This is the fourth shooting this year in which a woman has shot a man.

This is a developing story and WVTM 13 News will provide updates as they become available.

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