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3 arrested in connection to deadly ambush shooting livestreamed at Birmingham apartment complex
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Three people were arrested Friday in connection with the ambushed shooting death of a 21-year-old woman at the Monarch Ridge Apartments Tuesday. A teen and two men have been arrested, police said. Ja'niyah Hendrix, 19, is charged with theft of property. She was the person who...
2 dead after late-night shooting in west Birmingham
UPDATE: Truman Fitzgerald with the Birmingham Police Department reports the second victim shot on 30th Street SW died from his injuries at UAB Hospital. He was identified as Na’Bryan Adams, 20, of Birmingham. No one is in custody in connection to the shooting. Original: 2 shot in west Birmingham, conditions unknown; 28-year-old Birmingham woman killed […]
Man acquitted in 2 videoed Birmingham homicides was previously charged in killings of toddler, man in park
A 28-year-old Birmingham man who posted Facebook live video of a shooting that left two men dead has been acquitted of capital murder. A Jefferson County jury on Thursday found Dmarrco Harris not guilty in the 2022 fatal shootings. Harris successfully claimed self-defense - he was at his home and both men killed also had guns.
Three arrested in deadly shooting captured in Facebook videos, Alabama police say
Alabama police have arrested three people in connection with a deadly, apartment complex shooting that was captured and live streamed Facebook videos. Birmingham police said they arrested the following in connection with the killing of Asia Poole on Tuesday:. Ja’Niyah Hendrix, (19), of Birmingham, Alabama. Auto Theft ($30,000 Bond).
Hueytown man convicted of fatally shooting man 8 times as he broke up fight at wake
A Hueytown man has been convicted in the 2023 shooting death of a 45-year-old man who was killed trying to break up an argument at a wake in Montevallo. A Shelby County jury on Thursday convicted 34-year-old Corey Antwon Broadnax of murder in the slaying of Shante Hudson. The shooting...
Birmingham's Monarch Ridge faces scrutiny after repeated violence
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBMA) — It was a quiet day today at the Monarch Ridge Apartments. But many residents are still shocked and frustrated following a deadly shooting Tuesday night. It was live-streamed on social media, a woman lost her life. That woman identified as 21-year-old Asia Poole. That video...
Birmingham city leaders alarmed by shooting that left young woman dead
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Shell casings riddled the parking lot of the Marion Ridge Apartments Tuesday night in a shooting that left one dead. Birmingham police say multiple shots were fired following a physical altercation at the apartment complex on Gallant Drive. 21-year-old Asia Poole was pronounced dead at the scene and a man was taken […]
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