A Sunday-night shooting during a reported gun deal in Bessemer left one teen dead and another in custody.

The slain teen has been identified as 17-year-old Zykeith Peavy, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. He lived in the north Birmingham area.

Bessemer police say Peavy and a 15-year-old male met up shortly before 10 p.m. in the 4600 block of Little Drive for a gun transaction. Peavy, said Lt. Christian Clemons, was there to buy a gun from the 15-year-old.

An argument between the two erupted and shots were fired. Peavy was found wounded in the street by other friends.

Police and fire medics responded, and Peavy was taken to UAB Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:11 p.m.

Lt. Christian Clemons said the 15-year-old has been charged with murder and certain persons forbidden to possess a firearm. He will be taken to juvenile detention.

The deadly shooting is Bessemer’s first homicide of 2020. “It’s just senseless,’’ Police Chief Mike Roper said.

The chief said they have been working to identify the source of guns getting into the hands of teens. “We are determined,’’ he said. “They don’t have the maturity to have guns. They don’t understand the person who lost his life, his family is suffering. And the person who pulled the trigger, his family is suffering.”

“It’s sickening,’’ Roper said. “And it’s not just a Bessemer problem. It’s going on all over the U.S.”