A young man killed in Bessemer Monday night is believed to have shot a woman before her father fatally shot him, police said.

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office on Tuesday identified the man as James Cordell Maxwell. He was 23.

The shooting happened about 7 p.m. in the 3200 block of 32nd Street. Bessemer police officials said they were first dispatched to the scene on a report of a man - believed to be Maxwell - brandishing an AK-47 and chasing a woman around the house.

When officers arrived on the scene, the woman had been shot in the leg. Maxwell was also suffering from a gunshot wound and unresponsive. He was pronounced dead on the scene at 7:15 p.m.

Authorities believe Maxwell and the woman who was injured have a child together. Witnesses on the scene said not only did Maxwell shoot the woman, he also fired into her father's house.

The woman's father was taken to the Bessemer City Jail and held overnight for questioning. Investigators are trying to determine whether the deadly shooting was in self-defense or whether criminal charges will be filed. Bessemer Cutoff District Attorney Lynniece Washington was on the scene Monday night.