By Carol Robinson — The Birmingham News
Cedric SumpterA 21-year-old Birmingham is charged with capital murder in the October slaying of a man found dead in a southwest Birmingham apartment.
Cedric Sumpter is being held without bond in the county jail, authorities said today.
Sumpter is charged in the death of Michael Turner, 26.
Turner was found about 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 at an apartment building on Tuscaloosa Avenue, near the intersection of 10th Street Southwest.
Birmingham homicide Sgt. Scott Thurmond said today Turner was fatally shot during a robbery.
