Crime & Safety
Missing Birmingham Teen's Death Being Investigated As Homicide
18-year-old Sean Caribe Avant Jr. had been reported missing out of Birmingham.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL — The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of an 18-year-old who had been reported missing out of Birmingham as a homicide.
The sheriff's office said in an update Tuesday that Sean Caribe Avant Jr.'s death is being investigated as a homicide.
The teen's body was found near Bayview Lake on Mulga Loop Road on Monday.
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Sgt. Johnny Williams of the Birmingham Police Department said Avant was reported to have been in a car with a friend and dropped off at an unknown location between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Thursday.
Anyone with information is being asked to call the sheriff's office at 205-325-1450 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.
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