2023 Birmingham homicides

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This is a List of Birmingham homicides in 2023. It includes homicide cases occurring within the city limits during the calendar year. Note that a "homicide" refers to the cause of death as determined by a medical examiner, not to the commission of the crime of murder as charged by police and prosecutors.

150 homicides were reported during the year. Based on the 2022 census estimate of 196,910 population, that represents a homicide rate of 76.2 homicides per 100,000 residents. Birmingham had 153 homicides in 2022, a record high. The recent record low of 62 homicides was set in 2014.

The city averaged 12.5 homicides per month, or one every 2.4 days. There were 12 incidents in January, 3 in February, 16 in March, 14 in April, 14 in May and 13 in June, 16 in July, 10 in August, 11 in September, 14 in October, 12 in November and 14 in December. The longest stretches without a homicide were the 13-day spans between February 22 and March 7, and between September 4 and 17. 25 deaths were reported on Sundays, 22 on Mondays, 22 on Tuesdays, 18 on Wednesdays, 18 on Thursdays, 17 on Fridays, and 30 on Saturdays.

10 of the reported homicides were ruled justifiable as self-defense by investigators or prosecutors, 2 were presumed to have been accidental, and 1 more was a police shooting presumed to have been justified. 1 death was caused by a crime caused in a previous year. With the exception of those cases, and at least 6 which were charged as manslaughter, the department acknowledged 126 chargeable murders. Suspects have been identified in 59 cases, arrested in 59 and charged in 53. At the end of the year, the department considered 48 murder cases closed, leaving 78 cases unsolved. Two suspects died by suicide without being charged. A Conviction has been obtained in 1 case, by blind plea.

At least 134 deaths resulted from shootings, 12 from reckless driving, 1 from blunt-force trauma, 1 from child abuse, and 2 from unannounced causes. 16 incidents occurred outside at apartment complexes, 33 at private homes, 21 at businesses, 1 at a park, 1 at an abandoned building, and 73 on the streets. At least 51 deaths were reported in the West Precinct, 22 in the East Precinct, 15 in the South Precinct and 30 in the North Precinct.

2 killings arose from work-related disputes, 5 came during robberies, 15 were domestic-related disputes, 19 resulted from arguments between acquaintances, 43 appeared to have been targeted assaults, 1 was caused by child abuse, 1 began as a dispute over a restaurant bill, 1 victim was struck by return fire during an assault and 2 by stray bullets during disputes. 12 deaths were caused by reckless driving, 2 from recklessly leaving firearms in reach of unattended toddlers, and 1 resulted from a police shooting. The motives for 46 other deaths have not been made public.

125 victims were males and 24 were females. 1 was not publicly identified by gender.

Listing by date

  1. January 2: Jamarquis Darionte Weaver, 27, was found shot to death in a vehicle in the parking lot of the East Plaza Apartments at 113 59th Street North in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Another male with him in the vehicle was wounded. No arrest. (report)
  2. January 4: Cortez Dekelvin Ware, 37, was shot to death following a work-related argument at the Elyton Meat Market at 301 Center Street North in Smithfield. Christopher Tyrell Kendricks was identified by witnesses and arrested the same day at Elyton Village. He was charged with murder the next day. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced by Judge Kandice Pickett to 40 years in prison. (report)
  3. January 8: Porcha Patrice Williams, 34, was struck and killed as she exited her disabled vehicle on the northbound lanes of Elton B. Stephens Expressway near the Carraway Boulevard exit ramp. The driver who struck her, Jairo Noe Antonio Hernandez, was determined to have been under the influence of alcohol. He was charged with manslaughter and held without bond. If released he is subject to deportation to Mexico. (report)
  4. January 11: Jayvonne David Banks, 23, was found shot to death outside a unit at the Adona Apartments on Aspen Run in Glen Iris. The suspected shooter, the brother of a woman who lives at the complex, was taken into custody at the scene. Investigators and prosecutors determined that the shooting was justified, and no criminal charges were filed. (report)
  5. January 13: Jasmine Clevette "Jazzy" Price, 33, was found shot to death in an SUV that crashed into a building at The Oaks Apartments on the 800 block of 1st Street West in Smithfield. It is believed she was struck by return fire during a separate assault and exchange. The assailant that is believed to have precipitated the shooting, Raquan Wilson, was charged with murder. He surrendered to police on February 6. (report)
  6. January 14: Ryan Donell Marable, 17, was found shot to death in the back yard of a residence on the 5000 block of 43rd Street North in Inglenook. No arrest. (report)
  7. January 15: Thomas Lee Bailey, 31, was found shot to death in a vehicle near the 100 block of 4th Avenue North in Smithfield. Another female was injured. (report)
  8. January 25: Roman Gonzalez, 48, was shot to death during a robbery at a home undergoing renovations on the 1400 block of 27th Street Ensley in Ensley Highlands. No arrest. (report)
  9. January 28: Robert Dewayne White, 43, was killed in an assault while talking with friends on the 3400 block of 31st Avenue North in Collegeville. No arrest. (report)
  10. January 29: Jaylen Andarrius Clark, 17, died at UAB Hospital from gunshot wounds received on the 1600 block of Lake Drive Northeast in Spring Lake. Another male was wounded in the shooting, which is believed to have been related to an earlier altercation on the 100 block of Nekoma Drive in Killough Springs which left another man wounded. Andre Carr Jr, who was with Clark, was charged with murder and attempted murder. (report)
  11. January 31: Robert Chandler, 57, was found dead from apparent homicide in a home on 4200 block of Fairmont Way in Fairmont. Chandler's cousin, Billy Morris, was killed by a drive-by shooter in the same house in April 2019. Tanarence Murphy and Aaron Elijah Bearden were arrested and charged with capital murder. They were indicted on that charge in December. (report)
  12. January 31: Corieonna Shantrice Hines, 24, was shot to death, and two young girls injured by gunfire in an apparent domestic assault at an apartment on the 100 block of 9th Avenue West in Smithfield. Hines was pregnant with a third child at the time of her death. Andrew Haweis Goldsmith IV was identified by Hines as the shooter before she died. He was charged with capital murder and attempted murder. He shot himself in the head following a police chase on February 7 and died two days later at UAB Hospital. (report)
  13. February 11: Darnell Michael Puidokas, 36, was shot to death at the Chevron gas station at 2161 Bessemer Road in Central Park. The shooting resulted from a dispute over payment for unlocking a vehicle at a different location. Michael Kermit Murray was arrested at the scene and charged with murder. (report)
  14. February 14: Reginald Andre Moore, 55, was found shot to death in a yard on the 900 block of 4th Court West in Bush Hills. No arrest. (report)
  15. February 22: Marquis Kantrell Drakes Jr, 24, was shot to death in a home on the 1400 block of 29th Street Ensley. A woman on the scene was taken into custody, but no charges have been announced. (report)
  16. March 7: Autumn Duskin, 4 months old, was pronounced dead at Children's of Alabama from trauma suffered at her home. Her death was ruled a homicide. No charges have been announced. (report)
  17. March 10: Bryan Gary Wood, 41, was found dead in a grassy area between 1st Avenue North and 1st Court North in North East Lake, after being struck by a vehicle near the intersection of 87th Street North and West Boulevard, just outside Roebuck-Hawkins Park. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene. No arrest. (report)
  18. March 11: James Lee Brown Jr, 53, was struck by a car while waiting near his disabled vehicle on the 100 block of Roebuck Drive in Roebuck. The driver fled the scene. No arrest. (report)
  19. March 12: Damion Jermaine Gardner, 43, was struck by a vehicle while standing on the grassy shoulder on the 800 block of Arkadelphia Road near Birmingham-Southern College in Bush Hills. The driver left the scene and has not been identified. (report)
  20. March 14: Tiffany Michele Hernandez, 40, was one of two people found shot to death in a home on the 8400 block of 8th Avenue South in South East Lake. Daniel "Parker" Watson surrendered to police in Leeds the next morning and admitted to killing two people there and two others in Ragland. He was indicted by a grand jury on capital murder charges in June. (report)
  21. March 14: Jason Joseph Brown, 40, was killed in the same incident.
  22. March 15: Johnathan Christian Hamff, 45, was struck by a vehicle and killed while he was walking on the shoulder of I-59 southbound near the Roebuck Parkway exit in South Roebuck. The driver of the vehicle left the scene. (report)
  23. March 20: Devarte Dedre Thomas, 30, was shot to death on the 300 block of 74th Street North in Wahouma. Thomas had been convicted of murdering his mother in 2016. Jamarian Carpenter was arrested a week later and charged with capital murder. Tony Howard Jones II was also arrested in April on the same charge. (report)
  24. March 30: James Lee Washington, 29, was shot to death in an apparent domestic dispute in his apartment at 312 1st Avenue North in Smithfield. His sister's boyfriend, Claude Lafayette Hardy Jr, was arrested and charged with murder. (report)
  25. March 21: Kenneth Earl Harris Jr, 42, died at UAB Hospital from gunshot wounds suffered the previous day when unknown assailants fired into his house on the 500 block of Buffalo Street in Wylam. The suspects are believed to have left the scene in a white, four-door sedan. No arrest. (report)
  26. March 21: Michael Kimbrough, 48, was found dead on the 5900 block of Jesse Owens Avenue in Roosevelt. Javone Antione Gray was arrested and charged with murder. (report)
  27. March 22: Fredrick Carnell Sykes, 44, was found shot to death in a home on the 3600 block of Hemlock Avenue Southwest in Riley-Travellick. He was apparently killed after a forced entry. No arrest. (report)
  28. March 26: Caleb Cornandus Witt, 17, was found dead on the 200 block of 3rd Avenue Southwest in North Titusville following a large-scale shooting at the University Crossings apartments a half mile away. Police believe he was one of a group of people who began shooting into a home and was struck by return fire. It is further believed he was likely carried to where he was found and dumped there. Officials ruled in June that the shooting was justifiable. (report)
  29. March 26: Demetrius Antwan Davis Jr, 25, was ambushed and shot to death while pumping gasoline at the Circle K at 1700 Tallapoosa Street in East Birmingham. Byron Dedric Steele was arrested and charged with capital murder in what is believed to have been an act of retaliation for a previous shooting. Steele was indicted by a grand jury in February 2024. Davis' father had been shot to death, also at a gas station, in October 2018. (report)
  30. March 28: Sidney Cornell Saxton, 37, was shot to death in a shootout on the 500 block of 12th Street Southwest near Fulton Avenue in Arlington-West End. Sederius Skanes, already in custody on other charges, was indicted on a charge of murder in November 2023 (report)
  31. March 29: Jada White, 16, was found shot to death on the 3000 block of Avemue F in Ensley. Another female was injured in what apparently began as a confrontation over vandalism to an automobile. Arnold Laterrant Fuller and Daemar Marco Martin were arrested and charged with murder. (report)
  32. April 1: Kamaree Shondale Phillips, 17, was fatally assaulted by gunfire while sitting in a car outside 3 Westchaster Court at the Magnolia Court apartments in Apple Valley. A 16-year-old suspect was arrested in May and charged with capital murder. Another suspect, Jordan Mekhi Watts, was arrested in May and also charged with capital murder. (report)
  33. April 3: Tedarrius Quentez Smith, 28, was shot to death by a Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy on the 3000 block of 30th Court North in Collegeville. The deputy had initiated a traffic stop of a black Infiniti in Fairfield, and learned that the driver, Smith, was wanted on an outstanding warrant for kidnapping. Smith fled with the deputy in pursuit, and crashed into a chain-link fence near the Maxine Herring Parker Bridge at F. L. Shuttlesworth Drive, and the Collegeville Homes public housing project. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating the officer-involved shooting. An unnamed ALEA official stated that Smith drew a gun as he fled the crashed car on foot, which prompted the deputy to shoot him. Family members at the scene claimed he did not have a gun and that he had been falsely accused of kidnapping by his wife. (report)
  34. April 6: Anthony Darniel Knight, 47, was shot to death on the 1400 block of Brighton Road in Green Acres. He was behind the wheel of a car that investigators believe had been pursued for some distance before he pulled over and was gunned down from another vehicle. No arrest. (report)
  35. April 8: Jeffrey Derrick Pleasant, 40, was found shot to death in a home on the 600 block of Carline Avenue in Central Pratt after a dispute that broke out during a party. Investigators determined that the shooting was justified and no criminal charges were filed. (report)
  36. April 9: Martinez Laudell Smith, 21, died at Princeton Baptist Medical Center from injuries suffered in a shooting that occurred when an argument broke out during a party at the Peyton Place event center 234 8th Avenue West near Legion Field in Graymont. Two others were injured. No arrests. (report)
  37. April 17: Brandon Lamar Urquhart, 22, died at UAB Hospital from injuries suffered in a shooting outside a building at The Onyx at 600 apartments in the Spring Lake neighborhood. The shooter fled on foot. No arrest. (report)
  38. April 17: Isaiah Randall Harris, 22, was shot to death during a dispute that arose while playing video games at a residence on Huntington Lane in the Huntington Hills subdivision in the Smithfield Estates neighborhood. The shooter has been identified but fled the scene and remains at large. (report)
  39. April 18: Ariel Jones, 31, was found dead in an automobile parked in an empty lot near the 8400 block of 5th Avenue North in North East Lake. Demarchies Mincey was arrested in Stonecrest, Georgia in June. (report)
  40. April 20: Derek Jason Wright, 39, was assaulted and shot to death while riding a bicycle on the 400 block of 4th Street in Thomas. The shooter fled in a vehicle with others. No arrest. (report)
  41. April 21: Venture Conard Harrison, 44, was found shot to death in a yard on the 2300 block of Steiner Avenue following an argument with another male which broke out at the M & N Grocery at 2400 Pearson Avenue Southwest in Germania Park. The shooter fled in an automobile. No arrest. (report)
  42. April 23: Ryan Colby Johnson, 25, was found shot to death after an argument with another male outside a vehicle near the Empire Gentlemen's Club at 100 3rd Avenue North in Smithfield. No arrest. ([https://www.al.com/news/2024/01/slaying-of-birmingham-man-caught-in-crossfire-outside-nightclub-remains-unsolved-police-seek-help.html report)
  43. April 25: Janyia Marshae Thompson, 19, was shot to death and another woman injured in an apparent targeted attack outside the 10th Avenue Deli at 4500 Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North in Kingston. No arrest. (report)
  44. April 26: Richard Mark Carter, 56, died at UAB Hospital after being found with gunshot wounds at the 5 Points West Food Mart at 2258 Bessemer Road in Central Park. ShotSpotter data suggests the shooting may have taken place at the Western Trace Apartments at 2129 31st Street Ensley. No arrest. (report)
  45. April 30: Cornell Dewayne Richardson, 24, died at Princeton Baptist Medical Center from gunshot wounds, thought to have been inflicted in a shootout on the 3100 block of Steiner Avenue in Germania Park. The suspected shooter was also wounded. Investigators determined that the shooting was justified and no criminal charges were filed. (report)
  46. May 2: Monica Lynn Nichols, 59, was found dead from a gunshot wound at her home in the Glenbrook at Oxmoor Valley apartments at 2801 Sydney Drive in Oxmoor Valley. No arrest. (report)
  47. May 5: Adrian Dewayne Christian, 44, was found shot to death outside his home on the 1100 block of 5th Street West in East Thomas. Police believe he was shot during a confrontation with an acquaintance who was carrying a gun down the street. The shooter was taken into custody for questioning, but officials later deemed the shooting justified and filed no criminal charges. (report)
  48. May 11: Erksin Irvin Jr, 37, was shot to death by three masked assailants just as he got into his car in front of his home on the 1400 block of 33rd Street North in Norwood. No arrest. (report)
  49. May 12: John Anthony Jackson, 43, was shot to death just outside a vehicle in front of his home at the Alameda Terrace Apartments on the 1000 block of Elm Street Southwest in West End Manor. No arrest. (report)
  50. May 12: George Williams Jr, 63, was killed by a stray bullet while sitting on the porch of his home on the 1500 block of 19th Street North in Fountain Heights. No arrest. (report)
  51. May 17: Patrick Bennett, 20, was shot to death in the parking lot of the Springville Landing Apartments on the 700 block of Springville Road in Huffman during an attempted carjacking. The victim of the carjacking was also wounded by gunshot and hospitalized. The stolen car was recovered on the 1st block of 9th Avenue West in College Hills where an additional carjacking suspect was seen, but not yet apprehended. The fatal shooting was determined to have been justified. (report)
  52. May 18: Antoine Deonta Ester, 26, was shot to death during an argument at a gathering in his sister's home at the Forest Hills Village on Tempest Drive in Powderly. Antonio Deuntra Pendleton was arrested and charged with murder. (report)
  53. May 19: Roshode Darnell Davidson, 36, was killed and three others wounded (two by gunshot) when an unidentified assailant fired at a crowd of people celebrating a birthday on the 900 block of 47th Street North in Kingston. No arrest. (report)
  54. May 21: Christian Breon Wyatt, 27, was found shot to death after a dispute in the parking garage at the Cortland Vesta Apartments. No arrest. (report)
  55. May 22: The remains of Rodney Maurice Walker Jr, 25, were found after a fire was extinguished in house on the 4000 block of Old Lewisburg Road in Fairmont. Coroners determined that the person had been shot. No arrest. (report)
  56. May 25: Deunte Jurrell Winston, 23, was shot to death during an argument with an acquaintance on the 4300 block of 44th Avenue North in Inglenook. A 17-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with murder. (report)
  57. May 27: Glen Junior Morrow, 37, was shot to death during an argument outside an apartment building at 420 78th Street South in Roebuck-South East Lake. The shooter fled on foot. No arrest. (report)
  58. May 29: Juanderius Woods, 43, was killed in a large-scale shootout on the 4400 block of 9th Avenue North in the Rev. Dr Morrell Todd Homes public housing project in Kingston. With the help of surveillance camera footage, Demarco Griffin was identified as the suspected shooter. He was indicted by a grand jury on a murder charge in January 2024. (report)
  59. May 31: Anthony James Embry, 29, was found shot to death inside a home on the 900 block of 52nd Way North in Woodlawn. No arrest. (report)
  60. June 1: Jermiera Ivory Fowler, 31, was found shot to death and burned on the 200 block of Sellers Road in Maple Grove. She had been reported missing the previous day. Demarchies Mincey was arrested in Stonecrest, Georgia in June and charged with murder and abuse of corpse. (report)
  61. June 3: Victor Alberto Jeronimo Garcia, 27, was found dead in a vehicle on the 2500 block of Snavely Avenue in Jones Valley. No arrest. (report)
  62. June 5: Dementrius Orlando Collins, 19, was killed in a large-scale shootout on the 4600 block of Roscoe Avenue in the Rev. Dr Morrell Todd Homes public housing project in Kingston. No arrest. (report)
  63. June 8: Demetrius Duante Harris, 42, died at UAB Hospital from gunshot wounds suffered in a shootout with another male outside an apartment building on the 1600 block of 18th Place North in Fountain Heights. The other man was also hospitalized. Investigators determined that the fatal shooting was justified as self-defense and no criminal charges were filed. (report)
  64. June 11: Montraevious DeWayne Milton, 18, was killed in a large-scale shootout during a birthday party at a short-term rental home on the 4100 block of 49th Terrace North in Inglenook. No arrest. (report)
  65. June 17: Eugene Holiday, 71, was shot to death during a family dispute at his residence on the 4700 block of Avenue T in Central Park. His son was identified as the shooter, but fled the scene. He was arrested in Walker County on June 30. (report)
  66. June 18: Virginia Elizabeth "Cricket" Davis, 19, was killed in a vehicle collision on U.S. Highway 280 near Hollywood Boulevard. She was the passenger in a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Gabriel Alexander Uncapher which left the roadway at high speed and rolled into a group of trees. Uncapher, who was driving under the influence of alcohol, was charged with manslaughter. He was indicted by a grand jury on a charge of reckless manslaughter in December. (report)
  67. June 20: Jarvis Jerome Conley Jr, 24, was killed during an argument with an acquaintance on the 900 block of 25th Street Southwest in Germania Park. Another female was wounded by gunfire. Courtney Darnell Dennis was arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder. (report)
  68. June 21: Tadarrien Griffin, 22, was found shot to death outside a vehicle on the 100 block of 71st Street North near Wahouma Park in Wahouma following a dispute. A 17-year-old suspect remained on the scene. He was arrested and charged with reckless manslaughter. (report)
  69. June 26: Christen Taylor Adams, 22, was found shot to death on the 4800 block of Avenue N in Belview Heights. No arrest. (report)
  70. June 26: Bryan Keith Williams, 43, was found shot to death in his home on 13th Avenue North and 43rd Street North in Kingston following what is believed to have been a robbery during an arranged drug sale. Larry Dewayne Kimble Jr was arrested and charged with capital murder. He was indicted on that charge in 2024. (report)
  71. June 30: Sherry Lynette Body, 50, was shot to death during a domestic argument on the 600 block of 11th Court West off Arkadelphia Road in East Thomas. Edward Bell Myles Jr was arrested and charged with murder. (report)
  72. June 30: Kayden Goldman, 3, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at an apartment in the Forest Hills Village on the 2600 block of Tempest Drive Southwest. His father, Stephen D’Mitri Goldman, was arrested and charged with reckless manslaughter. (report)
  73. July 2: Lekilo Mason Cummings, 33, was shot to death during a suspected domestic argument in the parking lot of Athens Paper Co. at 2728 Republic Boulevard in Thomas, where he was employed. A 14-year-old girl was taken into custody at the scene and later charged in connection with his death. (report)
  74. July 3: Salhadine Didler Adamou, 22, died at UAB Hospital from gunshot wounds suffered while in a car on 3rd Avenue North near I-65 in Fountain Heights. Another occupant of the car was injured by gunfire. No arrest. (report)
  75. July 4: Tyesa Shawtae Smith, 42, was struck and killed in a hit-and-run while she was crossing the 1500 block of 3rd Avenue West in Fairview. No arrest. (report)
  76. July 7: JerrMarius Deonta Sills, 21, known as "Li Heat", died at UAB Hospital from gunshot wounds suffered on May 27 in an apparently targeted assault on the 1500 block of Avenue L in Ensley. No arrest. (report)
  77. July 7: Kapricee Monique Jackson, 35, was found shot to death outside the tennis pavilion at Lynn Park at 82nd Street North and 4th Avenue North in North East Lake. No arrest. (report)
  78. July 8: Justina Wallace, 36, was shot to death during an argument with another woman at an apartment complex on the 3200 block of 17th Avenue North in Norwood the previous evening. Aaniyah Nowden was arrested at the scene and charged with capital murder. (report)
  79. July 8: Alajah Fairfax, 20, was found dead in a vehicle at Woodlawn High School following a domestic argument on the 6800 block of 66th Street South in Gate City. Another woman was injured and drove her from the scene. The suspected shooter, Corey Denard Louis Jr, 19, died at UAB Hospital from a gunshot wound, which investigators believe may have been self-inflicted. (report)
  80. July 13: DeForest Kines Jr, 28, was one of two found shot to death in a sedan parked on the 500 block of Zinnia Lane in Killough Springs following an apparent assault. No arrest. (report)
  81. July 13: Cardarrius Bryant, 30, was found dead in the same incident.
  82. July 13: Nicholas Marquis Johnson, 33, was found shot to death in a vehicle at the Vines at Hillside West apartments on the 5800 block of Monte Sano Road in Belview Heights. He was shot during an argument, apparently with a partner in a burglary. Jameria Henley was arrested and charged with murder. (report)
  83. July 13: Cedric Orlando Reese died at his home on 5th Avenue Wylam from blunt-force injuries suffered in an assault at the 5 Way Mini Mart at 4800 8th Avenue Wylam in Wylam the previous day. Lawanza Dynail McCormick was arrested and charged with murder. (report)
  84. July 15: Lee Earl Moss, 71, was one of two men shot to death in an apparent drive-by assault, while standing the yard of a home on the 1700 block of 48th Street Ensley in Central Park. No arrest. (report)
  85. July 15: Daryl Maurice Jones, 62, was killed in the same incident.
  86. July 17: Jordan E. Melton, 29, a Birmingham firefighter died at UAB Hospital from gunshot wounds suffered in an apparent targeted assault at Birmingham Fire Station No. 9 at 1228 27th Street North in Norwood. Another firefighter was also wounded. No arrest. Rewards totaling $41,000 have been offered for information leading to an arrest. (report)
  87. July 23: Morgan Tyree Martin, 28, died at UAB Hospital from gunshot wounds suffered in an altercation near the 17th Street South pavilion at Railroad Park in the Five Points South neighborhood. Two people were taken into custody at the scene. One of them, D'Quan Arnes Wilson, was charged with murder. (report)
  88. July 25: Damein Barber, 19, was pronounced dead at UAB Hospital after being found unresponsive with a gunshot wound in the yard of a home on the 1600 block of 27th Street North in Norwood. No arrest. (report)
  89. August 4: Rahkeem Darnell Vanderbilt, 32, was shot to death and two other men injured by gunshot in an assault on 4th Avenue Southwest just off Goldwire Street in North Titusville. No arrest. (report)
  90. August 4: Diangelo Freeman, 56, was found shot to death in a vehicle on the 7400 block 4th Avenue South in East Lake. No arrest. (report)
  91. August 7: D'Arcy Jamere Joseph, 33, was found shot to death in a vehicle in the alley behind the 5000 block of 41st Way North in Inglenook. No arrest. (report)
  92. August 8: Frederick Douglas Berry Jr, 41, died at UAB Hospital from gunshot wounds suffered while riding his bicycle on the 7000 block of 1st Avenue South in East Lake. Bradley Davis was arrested in September and charged with murder. (report)
  93. August 10: Adrien Harris, 18, died at UAB Hospital from gunshot wounds suffered in an assault on the 3100 block of 33rd Place North. No arrest. (report)
  94. August 13: Tommie Lee Brown, 26, was found shot to death in a ditch near the intersection of Park Avenue Southwest and 50th Street Southwest in Hillman. No arrest. (report)
  95. August 13: Robert Alexander "Rico" Brown, 22, was found shot to death in his vehicle at Dolomite Westfield Park on Tin Mill Road in Dolomite. No arrest. (report)
  96. August 20: Morris Brown Scott, 40, was killed in a drive-by assault at the Norwood Plaza Apartments on the 1700 block of 32nd Place North in Norwood. Another male was injured. No arrest. (report)
  97. August 20: Dedrick Earl Hampton, 44, was shot to death in a drive-by assault on the 800 block of 50th Street North in Woodlawn. Two others were injured in the shooting. No arrest. (report)
  98. August 24: Snir "Sonny" Lalum, 44, died at UAB Hospital from a gunshot wound suffered during an alleged robbery attempt at his business, Insta-Movers at 115 Walter Davis Drive]] in Glen Iris. Sebastian Deonta Ross and Jaquies La'Montavious Hoffman were taken into custody and indicted on capital murder charges by a grand jury. (report)
  99. September 4: Chaveda "Woo" Willis, 33, was one of two shooting victims who died at UAB Hospital following a dispute at Aria Restaurant & Lounge at 930 5th Avenue North in Smithfield. The private car carrying the victims was shot at again after arriving at the hospital. The two women who died are believed to have been innocent bystanders in an assault targeting someone else. A male in the same car was admitted with critical injuries. (report)
  100. September 4: Markiezia Atkins, 24, died at UAB Hospital from injuries suffered in the same incident.
  101. September 17: TiMira Marchelle Pullom, 28, was shot to death during a domestic argument inside a house on the 3700 block of Pine Avenue Southwest in Riley-Travellick. Arkeem Tiyon Marshall was indicted on a charge of capital murder. (report)
  102. September 19: Antonio Devon Coleman, 36, was shot to death outside a business near the intersection of 40th Street Southwest and Jefferson Avenue in Riley-Travellick. No arrest. (report)
  103. September 19: Phillip Emmanuel Bailey, 35, was found shot to death on the 1900 block of 13th Way Southwest in Mason City. No arrest. (report)
  104. September 25: Tru'Vontae William Hall, 19, was found shot to death on the 4200 block of 41st Avenue North in Inglenook. No arrest. (report)
  105. September 26: Malcolm Lemoyne Love, 36, was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking alongside the southbound lanes of I-65 near the 4th Avenue South exit. The driver left the scene. No arrest. (report)
  106. September 27: Toshobe Antonio Adox-Jones, 24, was pronounced dead at Princeton Baptist Medical Center after a shootout on the 1600 block of Fulton Avenue Southwest, at the border of the Arlington-West End and Oakwood Place neighborhoods. Two others wounded in the same incident made their way to Birmingham Fire Station No. 20 and were transported to hospitals. No charges have been filed. (report)
  107. September 28: The remains of Darrius Dewayne Brown, 33, missing since September 11, were found near Tuscaloosa Alley and 16th Alley Southwest in Oakwood Place. The Jefferson County Coroner determined that he had been shot to death. No arrest. (report)
  108. September 30: Micah Honor, 26, was found shot to death behind the wheel of a car that crashed on the 2500 block of Warrior Road in Fairview. He had been shot by someone on foot as he drove past the 2100 block of Bessemer Road in Central Park. No arrest. (report)
  109. September 30: Thomas George "Tommy" Bostany, 29, was found shot to death in a car at the Mountainside Apartments at 101 Penthouse Drive in Five Points South. Samuel Edward Wiggins IV was arrested and charged with capital murder. He was indicted on that charge in December. (report)
  110. October 3: Michael Ledale Scott, 32, was found shot to death in a vehicle parked in a driveway on the 5500 block of Avenue J Ensley in Belview Heights. No arrest. (report)
  111. October 6: Jjuan James Cole, 22, was one of two who died during a shootout in the parking lot of the Washer & Refrigeration Supply Co. at 716 2nd Avenue North in Smithfield. The shooting broke out at a time when the area was crowded with people visiting food trucks and socializing outside Platinum of Birmingham nearby. One other person was wounded. No arrest. (report)
  112. October 6: Dyron Malik Mays-Perry, 27, was shot to death in the same incident.
  113. October 8: Geremy Earl Picking, also known as Geremy Earl Fantroy, 43, was killed in a hit-and-run on the 1700 block of Bessemer Road between Central Park and Belview Heights. Malic Daiquan Paradise, believed to have been participating in a street race and fleeing police, was arrested and charged with manslaughter. His older brother was also charged with hindering prosecution for allegedly setting fire to the car. (report)
  114. October 12: Reginald Dewayne Tolbert, 51, was found shot to death in an abandoned building on the 300 block of 2nd Avenue North in Smithfield. Michael Bruce Holly was arrested and charged with murder. (report)
  115. October 15: Jacquic Little, 24, was one of two people found shot to death in a home on the 1800 block of Fulton Avenue Southwest in Oakwood Place. Charles Dunnigan III was arrested and charged with capital murder. (report)
  116. October 15: Damon Thomas, celebrating his 28th birthday, was found dead in the same home.
  117. October 15: Jennifer Lee Wear, 51, was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while walking near the intersection of 87th Street and 5th Avenue North at the border of North East Lake and Roebuck. No arrest. (report)
  118. October 16: Trudy Mustin, 63, died at UAB Hospital from gunshot wounds suffered in a shootout that rose from an argument that spilled out of a house on the 1100 block of 15th Street Southwest near Alemeda Avenue in Arlington-West End. Several people were detained for questioning, but no charges have been announced. (report)
  119. October 21: Aloysius Astrada Tobias Finn, 42, was found shot to death on the 9100 block of 14th Avenue North, off Zion City Road in Airport Hills. A possible suspect was taken into custody, but no charges have been filed. (report)
  120. October 21: DeAndres Terrell Dixon, 37, died at UAB Hospital from injuries suffered in a hit-and-run collision while he was walking on the 1400 block of 3rd Avenue West in Fairview. No arrest. (report)
  121. October 26: Kevin J. Davis, 41, was found dead on the 300 block of Lexington Street in Wylam. Medical examiners determined that he had been shot to death. His nephew, Braxton Lewis, was arrested in December and charged with murder. (report)
  122. October 27: Domminick Peterson, 47, was found shot to death in a vacant lot on the 3900 block of Walnut Avenue in Riley-Travellick. No arrest. (report)
  123. October 28: Rodger Davis, 65, was shot to death during an argument in a home on the 600 block of 13th Street Ensley near Jackson-Olin High School. Timothy Williams was arrested and charged with murder. (report)
  124. October 30: Felicia Raquel Smith, 32, was found shot to death in an alley near the 1500 block of Alabama Avenue Southwest in Arlington-West End. No arrest. (report)
  125. November 2: Jamal Ali Abdulahe, 44, was shot to death in a car-to-car assault at the Marathon gas station at 4567 Pinson Valley Parkway in Echo Highlands. A female was injured when he wrecked his car nearby. No arrest. (report)
  126. November 7: The remains of Donald Cash, 52, last seen at his home in Wylam on September 26, were found in a compost pile behind a house on the 1400 Block of Brighton Road in Green Acres. Medical examiners determined that he had been shot to death. His son Ledarius "Tre" Cash was arrested and charged with murder and felony abuse of a corpse. He was indicted by a grand jury on those charges in March 2024. (report)
  127. November 7: Marcus Hill, 59, was shot to death on a 3rd floor balcony of the Roadway Inn & Suites at 9225 Parkway East. Roderick Bell Christian was arrested and charged with murder. (report)
  128. November 11: Adonnis Xavier Bishop McQueen, 17, was found shot to death on the 400 block of Cheri Lane, off Red Mill Road in Roebuck. No arrest. (report)
  129. November 12: Quinterrious "Fat" Patton, 25, died at UAB Hospital from gunshot wounds suffered on October 14 on the 100 block of Stoneridge Road in the Adona Apartments complex in Glen Iris. No arrest. (report)
  130. November 15: Darryl Bowie, 56, was shot to death and a female was injured in a drive-by shooting on the 400 block of 5th Street Pratt in Central Pratt. No arrest. (report)
  131. November 16: Anthony Cornelius Blount Jr, 45, was found shot to death in a crashed car on the 1000 block of 2nd Court West in Rising-West Princeton. Raymond Simpson and Ricky Bell were arrested in December and charged with capital murder. (report)
  132. November 18: Demetrious Restee Williams, 36, was found shot to death at the intersection of Avenue W and 18th Street at the border of the Ensley neighborhood and Tuxedo. No arrest. (report)
  133. November 18: Zion Kewayne Taylor, 24, was shot to death inside a vehicle parked at the M & A Grocery at 1700 Avenue I in Ensley. Rickey Germain Glover was arrested in January 2024 and charged with capital murder. (report)
  134. November 18: LaKevin Ralpheal DeBruce, 22, died at UAB Hospital from wounds suffered in a shooting on the 2600 block of Avenue C in Ensley. No arrest. (report)
  135. November 20: Deshawn Kahill Murphy, 45, was found shot to death in a burning house at 4328 Willard Avenue Southwest in Hillman. Another male was injured by gunshot, and a dog found with Murphy had also been shot to death. Jervontay Marques Traylor was arrested in March 2024 and charged with capital murder. (report)
  136. November 27: Reginald Bryant, 52, was found shot to death after an apparent targeted assault on the 500 block of Closhire Lane in North Pratt. No arrest. (report)
  137. December 2: Courtney Spencer, 24, was killed in an apparent targeted assault that began at the Shell gas station at 3833 East Lake Boulevard and continued on the 3400 block of 38th Place North in Inglenook. No arrest. (report)
  138. December 3: Nigel Riddick Roberson, 19, died at UAB Hospital from wounds suffered in an assault near the Chevron gas station at 416 10th Street North in Smithfield the previous afternoon. No arrest. (report)
  139. December 10: Quantez Banks, 32, was shot to death during an argument at Mel's Place at 3921 Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North in East Birmingham. Jordan Jackson was taken into custody nearby and later charged with murder. (report)
  140. December 13: Keithan Jamon Parker, 25, and another person were found dead in a car at the Norwood Convenience at 3019 12th Avenue North from gunshot wounds suffered in a targeted assault on the 1700 block of 32nd Place North in Norwood. A third person was seriously injured and drove the car away seeking help. No arrest. (report)
  141. December 13: Kayla De'nea Hall, 19, was killed in the same incident.
  142. December 16: Antonio Deandre Benson, 28, was shot to death near a food truck on the 700 block of 29th Street South in the Lakeview District of Birmingham's Southside neighborhood as a result of a fight between two groups of men just before 3:00 AM. Another person was injured by gunfire. Dearius Daiquan Davis was arrested and charged with Benson's murder. His brother, Dequantes Keishaun Davis, was also arrested and charged with attempted murder. (report)
  143. December 16: Ricardo Tafoya Garcia, 30, died at UAB Hospital from gunshot wounds suffered during an altercation with Pita Stop owner Matt Islam at his restaurant at at 1106 12th Street South in Glen Iris during lunch. Evidence was presented to a grand jury, which found that he had acted in self-defense and declined to indict. (report)
  144. December 16: Willie Henderson, 31, was found shot to death at a home on the 1200 block of Princeton Avenue Southwest in Arlington-West End. Augustus Artez Benson Jr was arrested in January 2024 and charged with murder. (report)
  145. December 18: Sheldon Deon Henry Jr, 20, was found dead from gunshot wounds near a commercial building on the 300 block of 2nd Avenue North in Smithfield. No arrest. (report)
  146. December 21: Kacey Jackson, 3, was found shot to death at a home on the 7500 block of 2nd Avenue North in East Lake. He apparently found a handgun that his mother, Meosha Lakee Mayfield, had put under her bed for protection, and shot himself. In January 2024 Mayfield was charged with reckless manslaughter. (report)
  147. December 23: David Wayne Nicholas, 43, was found shot to death on the 1400 block of Lake Lane Northeast in Huffman. He fled from a home following an assault by a group of acquaintances during which his partner was abducted. Dustin Harry Stanfield, Joshua Corey Guthrie, and Brittany Michelle Patterson were arrested and charged with capital murder and kidnapping. (report)
  148. December 23: Michael Alan King, 58, died at UAB Hospital from injuries suffered in a hit-and-run while he was riding a scooter on Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North near 28th Street North on November 22. No arrest. (report)
  149. December 26: Exavier Tywan Mitchell, 26, was found shot to death outside an SUV in the parking lot of the Dollar General at 2314 Warrior Road in Fairview. No arrest. (report)
  150. December 30: Stephen A. Keith Jr, 77, died at UAB Hospital from gunshot wounds suffered in a vehicle-to-vehicle assault that began at Edwards Lake Road and Gadsden Highway and continued on Parkway East. Keith's vehicle crashed in front of the Arby's at 9332 Parkway East in Roebuck. Anthony Dubose Jr was arrested at Tom Bradford Park and charged with capital murder. (report)

Responses

In April, Voices of Black Mothers United hosted a panel discussion at Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church with What About Us, Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr, and Jefferson County Schools mental health services coordinator Jeffrey Moore. Topics of discussion included mental health resources for families with children and reducing pre-trial release for suspects charged with gun violence.

"Solutions", a conflict resolution program for teenagers founded by Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School student Deon Arnold, hosted an even at First United Missionary Church in Wylam for National Youth Violence Prevention Week.

The City of Birmingham partnered with UAB Hospital and the Jefferson County Department of Health to launch a program under development for several years to intervene in cycles of retaliation by providing counseling and resources to victims of gun violence while in the hospital. The Offender Alumni Association was contracted to staff the program.

On August 31, Ramsay High School hosted Parker High School at Legion Field for the inaugural Stop the Violence Classic. Booths outside the stadium were staffed by representatives of Faith in Action, Offender Alumni Association and What About Us.

An ofrenda memorializing victims of gun violence in Jefferson County was included in the Day of the Dead event organized by Bare Hands. A Christmas tree decorated with ornaments remembering victims of homicide was displayed in the lobby of Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama.

In January 2024 the nonprofit Refuge In Troubled Times Community Development Corporation, led by Brenda Paige Ward, held its 4th annual candlelight vigil memorializing victims of violence and of COVID-19.

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