A tragic discovery unfolded Tuesday night in Birmingham as two individuals were found shot to death inside a vehicle in a neighborhood on Princeton Avenue S.W.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as 16-year-old Alexis Elizabeth Wise and 21-year-old Joshua Wayne Parsons, both residents of Hueytown.

Birmingham police responded to a 10:29 p.m. call about a vehicle that had come to a stop on the sidewalk outside an abandoned house in the 1300 block of Princeton Avenue S.W.

A passerby noticed that the car, with multiple bullet holes, had been moving slowly in reverse before halting on the sidewalk in front of two vacant houses.

Officers approached the sedan to find both Wise and Parsons unresponsive inside.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced them dead at the scene at 10:47 p.m.

Although no gunfire was reported by neighbors, preliminary indications suggest the shots may have been fired from within the vehicle, according to Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin.

This incident marks the second teen shooting fatality in Birmingham this week.

Also on Tuesday, 17-year-old Gerald Andre Lomax Jr., a senior at Jackson-Olin High School, was shot and later succumbed to his injuries.

The investigation remains ongoing, and no arrests have been made at this time.

Authorities are urging anyone with information to contact Birmingham homicide detectives at 205-254-1764 or reach out anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.