BIRMINGHAM, AL. (THECOUNT) — Edward Tyurri Matthews has been identified as the man critically wounded in a shootout on Interstate 59/20 in eastern Birmingham Sunday. He was formally pronounced dead early Sunday.

The Birmingham Police Department identified the victim as 29-year-old Matthews.

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Birmingham police and fire medics responded about 3:30 p.m. to the Shell service station on Oporto-Madrid Boulevard & Fifth Avenue North. Once on the scene, they found Matthews – a passenger in an SUV – suffering from a gunshot wound to the head.

He was taken to UAB hospital where he was later pronounced dead. source

Anyone with possible information on the deadly incident should contact police at 911.