A suspect has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 45-year-old man while driving with his teenage grandson on Birmingham’s busy Eastern Parkway.

Police said the fatal shooting appeared to stem from road rage.

Anson Evans, 29, of Center Point, is charged with capital murder On Monday, Enrique Cortes Martinez was shot and killed. Cortes’ 5-year-old grandson was not harmed in the fire.

Officer Truman Fitzgerald said the community gave police clues that were crucial in identifying Evans as the suspect.

Evans was taken into custody on Thursday. Evans is being held without bail

Cortes was among five people killed in Birmingham between Monday and Wednesday. His death comes more than a month before Birmingham surpasses its 2023 homicide count.

“During this tragic time, the Birmingham Police Department is actively pursuing those responsible with unwavering determination,” police said in a statement Thursday. “We are committed to providing justice for victims and their families and holding those responsible accountable. Your help is crucial to bring them to justice quickly.

Just before 8 a.m. Monday, East Precinct officers were dispatched to a person who had been shot in the 200 block of Gadsden Highway in front of the CVS.

They arrived to find Cortes slumped over the wheel of his truck in the 9300 block of Parkway East.

Witnesses said Cortes was shot once in the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 8.15 in the morning.

People around rushed to the aid of the injured.

A woman who did not want to give her name said the man managed to stop the truck and park it without becoming unresponsive.

He said that when he first came to the man, he had a pulse but was unconscious. He started CPR but it didn’t work.

Other bystanders took the child to CVS.

An employee at CVS said the child was anxious and upset. Witnesses said she began crying as officers escorted her from the scene to the East Precinct to locate other family members.

He was reunited with his family soon after.

Authorities said Cortes was driving on the Parkway when another vehicle pulled up next to him and someone opened fire on the truck.