18-year-old pronounced dead a day after Phenix City shooting, coroner confirms
A Phenix City teen has died after a shooting over the weekend, the Russell County Coroner said.
Russell County Coroner Arthur Sumbry Jr has confirmed 18-year-old Darius Underwood was pronounced brain dead earlier today at 11:36am at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama.
Underwood suffered a gunshot wound that occurred on August 27, 2023, in Phenix City. it’s unclear where at in Phenix City the shooting occurred.
“His body is being sent to Alabama Department of Forensic Science for an autopsy,” Coroner Sumbry Jr.
Phenix City Police Department and Russell County Coroner’s Office are investigating.
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