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This is a '''List of homicides in 2012''', including homicide cases reported throughout the [[Birmingham District]]. At least | This is a '''List of homicides in 2012''', including homicide cases reported throughout the [[Birmingham District]]. At least 17 homicides have been reported in the area for the year to date. 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 determined by plea or trial. | ||
==[[Etowah County]]== | ==[[Etowah County]]== | ||
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==[[Jefferson County]]== | ==[[Jefferson County]]== | ||
14, as of [[March 5]] | |||
===[[Bessemer]]=== | ===[[Bessemer]]=== | ||
# [[January 26]]: [[Bo Smith|Horace Neil "Bo" Smith]], 62, an employee at [[Torme's Associated Foods]] on [[20th Street North Bessemer|20th Street]] and [[5th Avenue North Bessemer|5th Avenue North]], was shot and killed during a robbery. No arrest. The store is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to a conviction. ([http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/01/slain_bessemer_store_employee.html report]) | # [[January 26]]: [[Bo Smith|Horace Neil "Bo" Smith]], 62, an employee at [[Torme's Associated Foods]] on [[20th Street North Bessemer|20th Street]] and [[5th Avenue North Bessemer|5th Avenue North]], was shot and killed during a robbery. No arrest. The store is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to a conviction. ([http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/01/slain_bessemer_store_employee.html report]) | ||
# [[March 4]]: An unidentified male was found shot to death inside a home at 1702 [[8th Avenue Bessemer]]. A suspect has been identified, but not yet charged or taken into custody. ([http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/03/bessemer_police_investigate_fa_1.html report]) | |||
===[[Birmingham]]=== | ===[[Birmingham]]=== | ||
Revision as of 08:39, 5 March 2012
This is a List of homicides in 2012, including homicide cases reported throughout the Birmingham District. At least 17 homicides have been reported in the area for the year to date. 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 determined by plea or trial.
Etowah County
- February 20: Savannah Hardin, 9, died of extreme dehydration after being forced to run for three hours as punishment for lying about eating a candy bar. Her step-mother and grandmother were charged with murder. (report)
Jefferson County
14, as of March 5
Bessemer
- January 26: Horace Neil "Bo" Smith, 62, an employee at Torme's Associated Foods on 20th Street and 5th Avenue North, was shot and killed during a robbery. No arrest. The store is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to a conviction. (report)
- March 4: An unidentified male was found shot to death inside a home at 1702 8th Avenue Bessemer. A suspect has been identified, but not yet charged or taken into custody. (report)
Birmingham
- 11 homicides. See List of Birmingham homicides in 2012 for details.
Forestdale
- February 12: Edmund "Preacher" Reed, 34, was shot to death in his car in the parking lot of the Jet-Pep gas station on the 1000 block of Forestdale Boulevard. Derrick Wayne Murray was identified as a suspect and charged with capital murder, but remains at large. (report)
Lee County
- January 28: Skeletal remains of a child were found at the Brook Haven Trailer Park in Opelika. The coroner ruled that the death was caused by homicide. No arrest. (report)
St Clair County
- January 10: Stacey Owens Gamble, 48 and Alexander Gamble, 49, were found shot to death in their home in Odenville. Investigators suspect it was a murder-suicide. (report)