Birmingham police were dispatched to the 1100 block of 12th Street South, The Original Pita Shop, on December 16, 2023, after noon to investigate a report of a gunshot victim. South Precinct officers arrived at the scene to find an unresponsive adult male inside the Pita Shop suffering from a gunshot wound. Birmingham Fire and … Read more
The Birmingham Police Department has announced it is conducting a double-homicide investigation after three people were shot in the Norwood community. At around 8:35 PM, 911 dispatchers began receiving multiple calls of shots fired in and around the 3000 block of 12th Avenue North. North Precinct officers were informed that a female had been shot … Read more
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a suspect with murder in the fatal shooting of Michael Cook. According to a social media post from the Montgomery Police Department, 31-year-old Travis Mims has been charged with murder. Authorities identified Mims as the suspect in the shooting death of 45-year-old Michael Cook on May 6, 2022. MPD … Read more
The Birmingham Police Department reported in a social media post that detectives had obtained an arrest warrant for a suspect in the slaying of Kevin Davis. On October 26, 2023, Davis was fatally shot in the 300 block of Lexington Street. Authorities say the suspect has been identified as 22-year-old Braxton Lewis of Birmingham, Alabama. … Read more
According to a social media post from the Birmingham Police Department, authorities are on the scene of a homicide. The Birmingham 911 Communications Division began receiving multiple 911 calls regarding a shootout just before 4 PM. East Precinct officers responded to a person shot call in the 3400 block of 39th Place North. Upon arrival, … Read more
According to a social media post from the Montgomery Police Department in Alabama, a suspect has been charged in the slaying of 39-year-old Rechardo Wright on November 17, 2023. Police say that MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 1700 block of Lanier Lane in reference to someone shot on November 17 around 6:10 PM. … Read more
According to a Birmingham Police Department social media post, officers responded to the 1000 block of 2nd Court West around 10:50 PM for a Shot Spotter alert. Upon arrival, officers witnessed that an occupied vehicle had collided with an unoccupied, parked vehicle. Upon further examination, officers found that the driver of one of the vehicles … Read more
On November 14, 2023, an officer with the Birmingham Police Department responded to the scene of a car break-in call and gunfire erupted. Around 8:50 PM, the Birmingham 911 Communications Division received a call about a car break-in in progress at a home in the 2500 block of 29th Street Ensley. A West Precinct officer … Read more
An Alabama man is now facing an execution date after being convicted of killing three police officers in 2004. Nathaniel Woods and his co-defendant, Kerry Spencer, were convicted for killing Birmingham police officers, Charles Bennett, Harley Chisolm, and Carlos Owen in 2004. Both have been sentenced to death for their involvements in the murders. At … Read more