Tag: Shooting
Birmingham’s Tragic and Historic 2022 Homicide Toll, By the Numbers
By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com
Birmingham ended 2022 with the families and friends of 144 homicide victims left grieving.
The year was deadliest in recent history and...
With Homicides Increasing in Many Cities, Do Gun Buyback Programs Work?
NNPA
With gun violence increasing in the City of Birmingham should a gun buyback program be considered? Other municipalities have tried it, including Houston TX.
Due...
Alabama A&M mourns death of Birmingham native and cheerleader
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Alabama A&M University is mourning the death of Chi McDade who passed on Thursday night.
McDade was a member of the cheer...
UPDATED — Gunman Kills 3 Seniors at Church Outside of Birmingham...
By Jay Reeves and Kim Chandler
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — The 70-year-old visitor had previously attended some services at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church before...
Mayor Woodfin Visits Middle School After 13-Year-Old Shot to Death
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Following the shooting death of a 13-year-old over the weekend, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Tuesday, recounted his visit to...
13-Year-Old Dies After Double Shooting in Birmingham, Sixth Teen Homicide This...
The Birmingham Times
A double shooting in east Birmingham on Saturday claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy. The victim has been identified as Jaylon...
Five Teens Killed Over Past Six Weeks in Birmingham, Mayor Woodfin...
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin released a statement Monday afternoon following the shooting deaths of two 16-year-old boys in Ensley.
Todd Johnson Jr., of...
Brookside’s traffic ticketing scandal leads to police chief’s resignation
By Erik Ortiz
www.msn.com
Brookside, a former mining community of about 1,250 near Birmingham, with a median household income less than $40,000, has no traffic lights...
Best way for Blacks to honor Dr. King: Stop killing each...
By Roy S. Johnson | rjohnson@al.com
This is an opinion column
I don’t want to see another balloon rise toward the clouds to honor a dead child....
16-Year-Old Wenonah High Student Among Two Killed in Birmingham shooting
The Birmingham Times
A 49-year-old man and a 16-year-old high school student, in a passing car, were killed in a Birmingham shooting Saturday night, according...