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Man shot to death at gas station outside Walmart in Birmingham
A man was shot to death Saturday afternoon in a gas station outside two busy east Birmingham shopping areas. Birmingham police Saturday night identified the slain man as Richard Allen Judkins. He was 54 and lived in Birmingham. About 4:45 p.m, a man walked up to a sergeant at the...
43-year-old Bessemer man killed in shooting identified
BESSEMER, Ala. (WIAT) — A Bessemer man killed during a reported assault overnight was identified Friday morning. According to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, Demetrius La Keen Fletcher was shot and killed on the 1900 block of 10th Avenue North around 11:58 p.m. Thursday. Fletcher, of Bessemer, was pronounced dead at the scene. Bessemer Police […]
Bibb County mass shooting also impacting Bessemer community
BESSEMER, Ala. (WBRC) - The Bibb County mass shooting that killed five people is also affecting the Bessemer community. WBRC has confirmed the murder suspect, Brandon Kendrick, is related to the pastor at Oasis of Praise Church. Kendrick is charged with five counts of capital murder in the shooting deaths of his wife, Kelsey, and four children.
Homewood officer shot before work, suspect dead after Moody standoff
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) - A Homewood police officer has been shot in St. Clair County. The suspect in his shooting is dead. In a media release, Homewood Police say one of their officers was shot in the 2700 block of Ashley Manor in Moody just before 4:45 a.m. Sunday. Investigators say the officer was leaving to report to work. As he was getting into his patrol car, multiple shots were fired by a suspect into the front of the vehicle.
Jefferson County judge grants Birmingham a temporary restraining order against local “event space” following deadly mass shooting
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The doors are now locked on the Trendsetters Lounge and Event Space on 27th Street North. This is the same business where police responded to a mass shooting last weekend. It left four dead and ten others injured. A Jefferson County judge granted the city’s request...
Building catches fire in downtown Bessemer
BESSEMER, Ala. (WIAT) — Authorities are investigating after a building in downtown Bessemer was fully engulfed in flames Friday afternoon. The fire was reported at 11:40 a.m. at a building containing United Textiles along 2nd Avenue in Bessemer. No injuries were reported on the scene. As of 5 p.m., the fire was put out by […]
Police question man after making online threat against Birmingham Mayor Woodfin
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Birmingham Police Department says they, along with federal partners, have questioned a man who made threats against Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin in a recent Facebook post. The Facebook post said, “Woodfin can get hit with this switch” and included two photos of a man posing...
Funeral honors 3 Birmingham nightclub mass shooting victims
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The community is remembering the people lost in a mass shooting at a Birmingham nightclub last weekend. A funeral service was held Saturday inside Boutwell Auditorium for three of the four victims. Many people were in tears as they said farewell to 24-year-old Lerandus Anderson, 42-year-old...
Support Julian Morris’s Legal Defense Amid Tragedy
DOVER — As previously reported in Morris Focus, Julian Morris, a member of the Dover High School Graduate Class of 2011, has been identified by the Birmingham Police Department as a person of interest. (Click here to read the previous article.) Julian’s attorney, Victor Revill, Esq., issued the following...
‘He was full of life’: Family honoring the life of a 31-year-old man who vanished on the Fourth of July
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The family of Deundray Cottrell held a vigil Thursday night, July 18, 2024, to honor his life. Cottrell went missing on July 4 while visiting family in Birmingham. His body was found two days later inside a shed just a block from the family home. It’s...
Judge grants temporary restraining order at unlicensed venue after mass shooting
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — A Jefferson County Judge granted the temporary restraining order filed by the City of Birmingham to prevent operations from continuing at 3427 27th Street North. SEE RELATED COVERAGE:. A hearing was held in Judge Monica Agee's courtroom Friday morning. Attorneys for the city said this...
Birmingham leaders stress importance of not giving safe harbor to shooters, killers
Birmingham, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham leaders continue to stress if you are helping a fugitive hide from authorities it could mean trouble for you. Mayor Randall Woodfin has said too many people in Birmingham are giving safe harbor to shooters and killers. Over the past few weeks, the city has...
Housing Authority of the Birmingham District makes $2 million investment into police task force
The Birmingham City Council has approved a renewal of an agreement with the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District that will provide housing authority properties with a police task force and community policing programs.
Dora woman killed in Walker County crash
WALKER COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — A two-vehicle crash that occurred Friday afternoon left a Dora woman dead. According to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Melissa Parker, 42, was injured when the Toyota Tundra she was driving left the roadway and was struck by a Chevrolet Silverado around 12:35 p.m. Prior to impact, both vehicles left the […]
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