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17-year-old girl, 2 men shot inside vehicle in Center Point
CENTER POINT, Ala. (WBRC) - The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after a 17-year-old girl and two men, both 24, were shot in a vehicle in Center Point. The shooting happened July 14 just after 7 p.m. in the 2400 block of 5th Street NW. Center Point Fire...
Repo man wounded when nearly 2 dozens shots fired at him while on the job in Birmingham
A man repossessing a vehicle was followed and fired upon in Birmingham Tuesday afternoon. The repo man was shot, but not seriously injured. South Precinct officers responded shortly before 1:30 p.m. to a Shot Spotter alert at 50th Street and Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North. They arrived to find at...
4 dead, 10 injured in mass shooting at North Birmingham event center
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Video above: Previous Coverage. Four people are dead and ten are injured following a mass shooting at a North Birmingham event center late Saturday night. Police said it happened in the parking lot of the club on 27th Street North around 11 p.m. >> THE LATEST:...
Birmingham communities call for justice in recent homicide cases
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – The family of 5-year-old Landyn Brooks is making funeral arrangements for him and his mother, both among seven people killed over the weekend in Birmingham. Loved ones gathered for a balloon release Monday night to honor Landyn and his mother Arkia Berry. “This is not supposed to happen in life. Your […]
Shooting during vehicle repossession at Birmingham gas station leaves one injured
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBMA) — A shooting has happened during a repossession at a Birmingham gas station. At approximately 1:20 p.m., the Birmingham Police Department responded to a ShotSpotter notification near 50th St. and Richard Arlington Junior Blvd., North. On arrival, they observed shell casings on the ground at that location.
‘Put the guns down’: Sister grieves brother killed in Birmingham mass shooting
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — When asked to describe Stevie McGhee, his sister Stenisha remembers him as a loving and compassionate man. “He was always making people laugh,” Stenisha said. “He was the life of the party.” The memories of time spent with her big brother are now bittersweet, as the 39-year-old was among the four victims […]
Man convicted of murder gets 40 years for deadly gunfire exchange in Birmingham’s Southtown
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to prison in the 2020 shooting death of another man in during an exchange of gunfire in Birmingham’s Southtown community. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Kandice Pickett sentenced Montrel Austin to 40 years in prison for the slaying of 23-year-old Emilio Elliott Jr. Austin...
Woodfin, holding AR-15, promises to ‘turn up the heat’ after Birmingham crime spree: ‘That’s a death machine’
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin handled an AR-15 rifle and a Micro Draco handgun in his report to the city council this morning, promising to ‘turn up the heat’ on criminals after a weekend homicide spree in the city. “This feels and looks like a military weapon for me,”...
Family grieving second quadruple homicide five months later
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Mary Holmes is grieving the loss of her nephew, 39-year-old Stevie McGhee, who was shot and killed outside a family member’s birthday party Saturday night on 27th Street North. McGhee was one of four, including 56-year-old Angela Weatherspoon, 42-year-old Markeshia Gettings, and 24-year-old Larandus Anderson...
More than two dozen people shot in Jefferson County in five days
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — More than two dozen people have been shot in Jefferson County since last Wednesday. Fourteen of the victims were shot at an event center on Birmingham’s 27th Street North Saturday night. Of those four victims who died, three of them were related, WVTM told. Markeisha...
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office hosting ‘Books not Bullets’ program
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham for a new initiative that is geared towards connecting with younger students within the county. The new program is be called “Books not Bullets” and deputies will have books in their patrol cars to share with the youth. […]
Birmingham Mayor Announces New Efforts to Curb Violent Crime After 7 Die in Weekend Shootings
Again, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin came before the City Council to speak about violent crime just days after multiple shootings claimed the lives of multiple people. And again, the mayor expressed the frustration among city leaders with the obstacles they face in prosecuting these crimes. This time it was seven...
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