List of homicides in 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

1. 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

1. 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)
2. 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

1. 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

1. 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

1. 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)