Louis Craig IV and Johnathan Keith Cottingham Obituary News: 19-year-old, 13-year-old boy found shot

Louis Craig IV and Johnathan Keith Cottingham Obituary News: 19-year-old, 13-year-old boy found shot to death in crashed vehicle in Forestdale.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that two people, a 19-year-old and a 13-year-old boy, were found shot to death in a crashed car outside an apartment building in Forestdale on Monday night.

The 19-year-old has been identified as Louis Craig IV of Birmingham, and the 13-year-old as Jonathan Keith Cottingham of Forestdale, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office.

Lt. Joni Money affirms that on Monday night, deputies were dispatched to the Forestdale apartment complex located in the 200 block of Chickasaw Drive.

According to authorities, a third victim, also a teen was reported to have also been inside the vehicle. He was able to escape uninjured and ran to a nearby home for help.

There are no suspects being held. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department claims that it looks like the victims were targeted.

Location Facts

Forestdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is north of the Birmingham city neighborhood of Ensley. At the 2020 census, the population was 10,409.

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