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CRIME & SAFETY
Man found shot dead in parking lot of west Birmingham gas station
An investigation is underway after a man was shot to death early Saturday in west Birmingham. Officers responded to the Exxon gas station in the 1100 block of Third Avenue West at 2:40 a.m. after the city’s gunfire detection system – Shot Spotter – indicated multiple rounds fired.
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 […]
Birmingham man shot at age 17 in 1992 dies 32 years later, death ruled a homicide
A 49-year-old Birmingham man shot in 1992 has died, and authorities said his death was the result of the injuries sustained when he was a teen. Birmingham’s North Precinct officers were dispatched at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, to a report of a person down at 920 Second Street North.
Young mother killed in gunfire during brawl at Alabama apartment complex, authorities say
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A fight late Tuesday at an apartment complex in Birmingham escalated into a shooting that left a young mother dead and a man injured and authorities said it was all captured on videos posted to Facebook. “Last night on private property at Valley Brook apartments...
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 […]
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...
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