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This is a '''List of homicides in 2020''', including homicide cases reported throughout the [[Birmingham District]]. To date, at least | This is a '''List of homicides in 2020''', including homicide cases reported throughout the [[Birmingham District]]. To date, at least 13 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. | ||
==[[Bibb County]]== | ==[[Bibb County]]== | ||
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==[[Jefferson County]]== | ==[[Jefferson County]]== | ||
8 total | |||
===[[Bessemer]]=== | ===[[Bessemer]]=== | ||
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===[[Birmingham]]=== | ===[[Birmingham]]=== | ||
: | :7 homicides. See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2020]] for details. | ||
===[[Leeds]]=== | ===[[Leeds]]=== | ||
# [[January 20]]: James Brody Sargent, 19, died at [[Grandview Medical Center]] from gunshot wounds suffered at a residence on [[Kings Forest Drive]]. | # [[January 20]]: James Brody Sargent, 19, died at [[Grandview Medical Center]] from gunshot wounds suffered during a dispute over a marijuana sale at a residence on [[Kings Forest Drive]]. Anthony Widner was taken into custody and charged with murder. Though the crime took place in Jefferson County, he was held at the [[St Clair County Jail]]. ([https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2020/01/suspect-charged-in-deadly-leeds-shooting.html report]) | ||
===Unincorporated Jefferson County=== | ===Unincorporated Jefferson County=== | ||
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==[[Talladega County]]== | ==[[Talladega County]]== | ||
# [[January 21]]: Holli Christina Durham, 36, was found stabbed to death, along with two of her children, at her home on Roy Lackey Lane in [[Munford]]. Another teenage son is sought as a person of interest. An unnamed person of interest was taken into custody, and the [[Talladega County Sheriff's Office]] stated that there is "no known threat to the community". ([https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2020/01/three-found-dead-in-munford-home-no-suspects-in-custody.html report]) | |||
# January 21: Branson Durham, 13, was found at the same house. | |||
# January 21: Baron Durham, 13, was found at the same house. | |||
==[[Tuscaloosa County]]== | ==[[Tuscaloosa County]]== | ||
Revision as of 10:50, 22 January 2020
This is a List of homicides in 2020, including homicide cases reported throughout the Birmingham District. To date, at least 13 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.
Bibb County
Blount County
Calhoun County
Chilton County
Coosa County
Cullman County
Etowah County
Jefferson County
8 total
Bessemer
Birmingham
- 7 homicides. See List of Birmingham homicides in 2020 for details.
Leeds
- January 20: James Brody Sargent, 19, died at Grandview Medical Center from gunshot wounds suffered during a dispute over a marijuana sale at a residence on Kings Forest Drive. Anthony Widner was taken into custody and charged with murder. Though the crime took place in Jefferson County, he was held at the St Clair County Jail. (report)
Unincorporated Jefferson County
Lee County
Shelby County
St Clair County
Talladega County
- January 21: Holli Christina Durham, 36, was found stabbed to death, along with two of her children, at her home on Roy Lackey Lane in Munford. Another teenage son is sought as a person of interest. An unnamed person of interest was taken into custody, and the Talladega County Sheriff's Office stated that there is "no known threat to the community". (report)
- January 21: Branson Durham, 13, was found at the same house.
- January 21: Baron Durham, 13, was found at the same house.
Tuscaloosa County
- January 1: Carla Fluker Mack, 49, was shot to death at her home on the 21000 block of Tammie Drive in Lake View. Her ex-boyfriend, Carl Evans Boyd, was seen leaving the house. He was arrested the next day and charged with murder. (report)