Gussie Lee Tyus, 72, a Black male from Birmingham, was killed on March 3, 2020, in a shooting that unfolded late that Tuesday night on Birmingham’s east side. Police were alerted around 9:55 p.m. after a ShotSpotter notification reported gunfire near 47th Street North, and when officers arrived they found Tyus lying outside near the address reported in local coverage, wounded by gunfire. Birmingham Fire and Rescue and the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office responded, but he was pronounced dea
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