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This is a '''List of homicides in 2015''', including homicide cases reported throughout the [[Birmingham District]]. At least 35 homicides have been reported in the area for the year. Note that a "homicide" refers to the cause of death as determined by a medical examiner, not to the crime of murder as charged by prosecutors and adjudicated through the courts.  
This is a '''List of homicides in 2015''', including homicide cases reported throughout the [[Birmingham District]]. At least 36 homicides have been reported in the area for the year. Note that a "homicide" refers to the cause of death as determined by a medical examiner, not to the crime of murder as charged by prosecutors and adjudicated through the courts.  


==[[Blount County]]==
==[[Blount County]]==
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==[[Jefferson County]]==
==[[Jefferson County]]==
32 total
33 total


===[[Adamsville]]===
===[[Adamsville]]===
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# [[January 5]]: Victoria Jeanetta Morrow, 34, was beaten and stabbed to death at her home in the [[Cypress Garden Apartments]] at 3124 [[Carousel Court]]. Her older daughter and a friend were assaulted and restrained, but broke free and called police. A younger daughter, 5-year-old McKenzie Mixon, was abducted by the assailant, who was her father. Jeffery Dewayne Mixon, took the girl to her grandparents' house in Plantersville, Dallas County, and turned himself in the same afternoon at the Dallas County Jail. The victim called [[Hoover Police Department]] when Mixon threatened her with a knife on January 3, and was granted a "protection from abuse" order against him from the [[Jefferson County Family Court]] the next day, a day before he killed her. Mixon was returned to Hoover to face the murder charge. ([http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2015/01/suspect_in_hoover_murder_bound.html report])
# [[January 5]]: Victoria Jeanetta Morrow, 34, was beaten and stabbed to death at her home in the [[Cypress Garden Apartments]] at 3124 [[Carousel Court]]. Her older daughter and a friend were assaulted and restrained, but broke free and called police. A younger daughter, 5-year-old McKenzie Mixon, was abducted by the assailant, who was her father. Jeffery Dewayne Mixon, took the girl to her grandparents' house in Plantersville, Dallas County, and turned himself in the same afternoon at the Dallas County Jail. The victim called [[Hoover Police Department]] when Mixon threatened her with a knife on January 3, and was granted a "protection from abuse" order against him from the [[Jefferson County Family Court]] the next day, a day before he killed her. Mixon was returned to Hoover to face the murder charge. ([http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2015/01/suspect_in_hoover_murder_bound.html report])
# [[March 10]]: William Russell Smith, 53, was shot to death by a [[Hoover Police Department|Hoover Police]] officer responding to a domestic disturbance call on the 700 block of [[Valley Street]] in [[Bluff Park]]. The incident is being reviewed by the [[Alabama State Bureau of Investigation]]. ([http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2015/03/man_shot_killed_by_hoover_poli.html report])
# [[March 10]]: William Russell Smith, 53, was shot to death by a [[Hoover Police Department|Hoover Police]] officer responding to a domestic disturbance call on the 700 block of [[Valley Street]] in [[Bluff Park]]. The incident is being reviewed by the [[Alabama State Bureau of Investigation]]. ([http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2015/03/man_shot_killed_by_hoover_poli.html report])
# [[March 20]]: Ryan Alexander Moore, 30, was shot to death in a unit at the [[Running Brook Condominiums]]. Cody Allen Pike initially reported that he had shot an intruder, but investigators learned that Moore was a coworker and frequent guest rather than an unknown intruder, and charged Pike with murder. ([http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2015/03/post_225.html report])


===[[Irondale]]===
===[[Irondale]]===

Revision as of 17:21, 21 March 2015

This is a List of homicides in 2015, including homicide cases reported throughout the Birmingham District. At least 36 homicides have been reported in the area for the year. Note that a "homicide" refers to the cause of death as determined by a medical examiner, not to the crime of murder as charged by prosecutors and adjudicated through the courts.

Blount County

  1. March 19: Alexis Marie Garcia, 17, missing since March 1, was found beaten to death off of Tucker Mountain Road in Remlap. Samantha Wright and Shannon Yager were charged with capital murder. (report)

Etowah County

  1. March 16: Anthony Hale, 17, was shot to death and two other were injured by gunfire during a fight which spilled out from ClubStatus on Broad Street in downtown Gadsden. One suspect was arrested by Heflin police. (report)

Jefferson County

33 total

Adamsville

  1. January 28: Ellie B. Willoughby, 91, was killed when her car was struck on U.S. Highway 78 near Wal-Mart by a hit and run driver. Michael Lawrence was arrested and charged with manslaughter in her death. (report)

Bessemer

  1. January 4: Timothy Johnson, 17, died from head injuries suffered during a confrontation with two people at his home on the 1300 block of 27th Street North the previous Friday evening. Stephen Franklin Rollins. (report)

Birmingham

20 homicides. See List of Birmingham homicides in 2015 for details.

Brighton

  1. February 16: Antonio Redricks, 40, was found shot to death in his home on the 4000 block of 4th Avenue. Jodie Montez Fuller was arrested a few days later and charged with murder. (report)
  2. March 4: Eric Dd Washington, 25, was shot to death trying to break up a fight at Edwards Street and 6th Avenue. Anthony Dwayne Hickley and Jamelia Nicole Brown were arrested. Another person of interest is sought. (report)

Fairfield

  1. January 31: Laterio Devon Johnson, 34, was shot to death on the 400 block of 55th Street. A suspect fled the scene but later surrendered to the Birmingham Police Department. (report)

Homewood

  1. February 8: Kentrell Lamar Hudson, 24, was shot do death while attempting to rob a woman at the America's Best Inn and Suites on Summit Parkway. The woman was interviewed and released as she apparently fired in self-defense. (report)

Hoover

  1. January 5: Victoria Jeanetta Morrow, 34, was beaten and stabbed to death at her home in the Cypress Garden Apartments at 3124 Carousel Court. Her older daughter and a friend were assaulted and restrained, but broke free and called police. A younger daughter, 5-year-old McKenzie Mixon, was abducted by the assailant, who was her father. Jeffery Dewayne Mixon, took the girl to her grandparents' house in Plantersville, Dallas County, and turned himself in the same afternoon at the Dallas County Jail. The victim called Hoover Police Department when Mixon threatened her with a knife on January 3, and was granted a "protection from abuse" order against him from the Jefferson County Family Court the next day, a day before he killed her. Mixon was returned to Hoover to face the murder charge. (report)
  2. March 10: William Russell Smith, 53, was shot to death by a Hoover Police officer responding to a domestic disturbance call on the 700 block of Valley Street in Bluff Park. The incident is being reviewed by the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation. (report)
  3. March 20: Ryan Alexander Moore, 30, was shot to death in a unit at the Running Brook Condominiums. Cody Allen Pike initially reported that he had shot an intruder, but investigators learned that Moore was a coworker and frequent guest rather than an unknown intruder, and charged Pike with murder. (report)

Irondale

  1. February 2: Michael Robertson, 50, was killed by a shotgun blast to the chest while attempting to enter a home on the 500 block of Hagbush Road, off of Overton Road. The homeowner, who lives in a trailer behind the vacant house, was acquainted with the victim and was taken into custody as part of the investigation. No charges have been filed. (report)

Morris

  1. February 18: Michael Earl Reese, 40, was found shot to death at his home on the 600 block of Banks Street. The house appeared ransacked, but there was no sign of forced entry or theft. Reese's wife, Cindy Henderson Reese, and her boyfriend, Jeffery David Brown were arrested in March and charged with capital murder. (report)

Tarrant

  1. January 6: Beverly Carole Doran, 48, was found dead in her home on the 1000 block of Birmingham Street. Tabitha McDaniel, Matthew Weston Carden and Alex Maurice Brown were arrested and charged with capital murder. Another suspect was taken into custody and is likely not to be charged with the murder, but with other related crimes. The motive was allegedly a drug debt. (report)
  2. Ronnie Anthony Brooks, 26, died after being shot by a homeowner during an attempted burglary on the 200 block of Springdale Road. The incident is under investigation, but no charges are expected. (report)

Unincorporated areas

  1. March 8: Kenneth Brown, 61, was shot to death during a dispute over a card game inside a home on the 400 block of Morgan Road, near Bessemer. Another man was injured. Stephen Franklin Rollins was taken into custody at the scene and charged with capital murder and attempted murder. (report)

St Clair County

  1. March 2: Lavranzo Duane Collins, 46, was stabbed to death during a domestic argument at a home in Springville. Wanda Faye Trammell was arrested and charged with murder. (report)
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