An investigation is ongoing after at least one gunshot inside a Birmingham apartment left a teen dead.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Messiah Judha Muhumud White. He was 18 and lived in the Center Point area.

The shooting happened before 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the 300 block of Beacon Crest Lane, which is off Valley Avenue.

According to police radio communications, a 911 caller reported that White had accidentally shot himself in the head.

South Precinct officers and Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service responded to the apartment complex.

White was pronounced dead on the scene at 3:50 p.m.

Officer De’Rell Freeman said there were multiple people inside the apartment when the shooting happened.

Several friends inside the apartment with the victim were taken

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