Police: Four Alabama Men, Including Pizza Delivery Driver, Killed in Under 24 Hours

Police in Birmingham were dispatched around 9:00 p.m. Wednesday when a call came in about shots being fired on Roebuck Drive.

“Officers arrived to find Burpo unresponsive outside of his car in front of a house on a private road. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced him dead on the scene at 9:42 p.m.,” the AL.com article said, noting there were pizzas inside the victim’s car that he was preparing to deliver.

Birmingham Police Officer Truman Fitzgerald told reporters it was unknown what exactly took place, but authorities were not going to rule out robbery since the victim was a pizza delivery driver.

“We are in a heavily populated residential neighborhood, so we’re asking if anyone heard anything or captured any incident on their home surveillance cameras please give us a call directly at 205-254-1764,” he said, adding neighbors who wish to remain anonymous and possibly receive up to $5,000 in cash may reach out to CrimeStoppers:

He said, “This is one of the most heartbreaking homicides we have witnessed. They robbed a family of their loved one.”

Meanwhile, Channel 2 Now reported on Thursday that “the tragic deaths of these four men come as Jefferson County grapples with a violent start to 2025. Birmingham ended 2024 with a record-breaking 151 homicides, the highest number since 1933.”