OPELIKA, Ala. (EETV)- On Friday at approximately 8:30 PM the Opelika Police Department received a 911 call reporting a gunshot victim in the 100 block of Chester Avenue. Officers as well as Paramedics and Firefighters from the Opelika Fire Department responded and located a single victim, who was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was treated at the scene and then taken to EAMC. Later he was flown to UAB Hospital in Birmingham. At approximately 11:01 AM this morning he succumbed to his wounds and was pronounced dead. The victim has been identified as Nathaniel E. Gibson, 37 years old of Opelika, Alabama.
The investigation is still in the very early stages. OPD Detectives are working diligently to follow-up on every possible lead. We are asking that anyone who has any information on this case to please call the Opelika Police Department’s Investigative Services Division at (334) 705-5220.
