2023 Birmingham homicides

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.

12 homicides have been reported in the city as of February 12, putting the city on pace for 102 for the year. Based on the 2021 census estimate of 197,575 population, that represents a homicide rate of 51.6 homicides per 100,000 residents. Birmingham had 152 homicides in 2022, a record high. The recent record low of 62 homicides was set in 2014. At this point in 2022, 11 homicides had been reported.

The city has averaged 8.4 homicides per month, or one every 3.6 days. There were 11 incidents in January and 1 so far in February. The longest stretch without a homicide was the 11-day span between January 31 and February 11. 2 deaths were reported on Sundays, 1 on a Monday, 2 on Tuesdays, 3 on Wednesdays, none on Thursdays, 1 on a Friday, and 3 on Saturdays.

1 of the reported homicides has been ruled justifiable as self-defense by investigators or prosecutors. With the exception of that case, the department acknowledges 10 chargeable homicides, none of which were charged as manslaughter. Suspects have been identified in 7 cases, arrested in 7 and charged in 6. A suspect charged in one death later died by suicide.

At least 11 deaths so far have resulted from shootings, with 1 from unannounced causes. 2 incidents occurred outside at apartment complexes, 3 in private homes, 2 at businesses, and 5 on the streets. 6 deaths were reported in the West Precinct, 3 in the East Precinct, 1 in the South Precinct and 2 in the North Precinct.

2 killings arose from a work-related dispute, 1 came during a robbery, 2 were domestic-related disputes, 4 appeared to have resulted from targeted assaults, 1 victim was struck by return fire during an assault, and the motives for 2 other deaths have not been made public.

10 victims were males and 2 were females.

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. (report)
3. 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)
4. 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)
5. 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)
6. 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)
7. 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)
8. 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)
9. 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)
10. 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. (report)
11. 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)
12. 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)

See also

• List of homicides in 2023
• Birmingham homicides by year
• Crime in Birmingham

External links

• Fatal Shootings in Birmingham, Alabama at the National Gun Violence Memorial