Alabama Man Charged With Murder in Gas Station Shooting Deaths of 3 Near Birmingham

Published on September 3, 2024

BESSEMER, Ala.—Police have charged a 20-year-old Alabama man with capital murder in the shooting deaths of three men at a gas station near Birmingham. Police in Bessemer said Monday that they have arrested Raukeem Cunningham in the fatal shootings on Friday. Cunningham is being held without bail, local news outlets reported. He is not yet listed in Jefferson County jail records, so it is unclear whether he has a lawyer or has seen a judge. Police have said they believe there was at least one additional shooter and say they are still looking for possible suspects. Christopher Eddins, 25, Ronald Dixon Jr., 20 and Wesley Fowler, 40, were all shot, police said. They all died before they could be taken to a hospital....