1995 Birmingham homicides

This is a List of Birmingham homicides in 1995. It includes homicide cases occuring within the city limits during the calendar year. Note that not all homicides are ultimately ruled to be murder in courts of law.

Birmingham had 133 homicides in 1995, after a record of 141 in 1994. There were, all told, 166 homicides in Jefferson County in 1995.

Listing

1. January 1: Ronald Dawson, 17, dead of gunshot wounds in in the 1500 block of 1st Avenue North in Woodlawn. Shawn Jamal Morris, 19, convicted of reckless manslaughter on December 14, 1995.
2. January 3: Edward Mims, 69, found dead in his home at 1912 25th Court North in North Birmingham.
3. January 6: Samir Shatara, 33, dead of gunshot wounds in front of the in front of the Supreme Super Market in North Birmingham.
4. January 6: Aletha Terry, 38, dead of gunshot wounds in the Elyton Village housing community.
5. January 10: Kelvin Dean Thomas, 31, dead of gunshot wounds in the 1900 block of 11th Avenue South in Five Points South.
6. January 15: Demetrius Taylor, 21, dead of gunshot wounds at 1737 Jefferson Avenue SW in West End .
7. January 15: Moses Robinson, 19, dead of gunshot wounds at 1737 Jefferson Avenue SW in West End .
8. January 16: Darinshelor Farahkhan, 24, dead of gunshot wounds at Walnut Avenue and 29th Street SW in West End .
11. January 26: Douglas Crawford, 21, dead of gunshot wounds in the 2500 block of Avenue E in Ensley.
12. January 31: Veronica "Ronnie" Miller, 26, found dead in a boarded-up house at 1725 23rd Avenue North in North Birmingham.
15. February 2: William H. Estepp, 56, dead of gunshot wounds in the 2700 block of University Boulevard.
16. February 9: Gregory Davis, 30, dead of gunshot wounds in the 1600 block of Druid Hills Drive in Druid Hills.
17. February 10: Ronald Dean Witherspoon, 22, dead of gunshot wounds in the 200 block of Wilson Court Way in Loveman Village.
18. February 27: Patrick Wayne Gilmore, 26, dead of gunshot wounds in the 1900 block of 14th Avenue North in Fountain Heights.
19. March 3: Bradley L. Warren, 46, dead of gunshot wounds in the 500 block of 4th Street North in Smithfield.
23. March 13: Stanley Lee Glenn ,Jr., 22, dead of gunshot wounds an apartment parking lot in the 1300 block of Cotton Avenue SW in North Avondale.
24. March 13: Marcellous Grace,Jr., 42, dead of gunshot wounds in the 7400 block of Oporto Avenue.
25. March 16: Jimmie Henry Fagin, 23, dead of gunshot wounds fired at Big Dixie's Bar-B-Q restaurant on Bessemer Road.
26. March 17: Willie J. Browder, 79, dead of gunshot wounds fired at his home located at 3620 41st Avenue North in Harriman Park.
27. March 18: James Evans, 28, dead of gunshot wounds fired at the Rickwood Apartments at 1118 Second Court West in Arlington Park-West End.
28. March 18: Anthony Williams, 18, dead of gunshot wounds fired in the 2100 block of 4th Street in Pratt City.
29. March 20: Renee Zipporah Wood, 16, found dead at a house in the 2400 block of 31st Street Ensley in Ensley.
30. March 30: Arthur Williams, 16, found dead of gunshot wounds in the 300 block of Arthur Lane in Loveman Village.
31. April 02: Michael Freely, 19, found dead of gunshot wounds outside Room 215 of the Inn Towne Lodge located at 400 Beacon Parkway West.
32. April 02: Antonio Stone, 22, found dead of gunshot wounds inside Room 215 of the Inn Towne Lodge located at 400 Beacon Parkway West.
33. April 08: Fantasia McNeal, 2, dead as a result of abuse from the parents.
34. April 09: Betty Long, 41, dead of gunshot wounds fired during a robbery at Long's 10th Avenue Laundry and Cleaning at 4641 10th Avenue North.
35. April 22: Antonio Hendrick, 24, found dead of gunshot wounds in the 700 block of New Hill Court.
36. May 07: Jonathan Bell, 22, found dead of gunshot wounds in a parking lot in the 2200 block of 10th Place West.
37. May 14: Jermaine Raphael Smith, 14, died of gunshot wounds in the 1600 block of 20th Place Ensley.
38. May 17: Merritt Gregory Helton, 32, died after being hit by a gunshot and subsequently wrecking his car at 11th Court West.
105. October 31: Michael Propes, 45, found at in room of National 9 Inn at 2224 5th Avenue North, downtown.
123. December 6:
124. December 6: Victim shot during invasion of house on 1200 block of 32nd Street North.
125. December 6: Bryant Keith Stovall, 24, shot during invasion of house on 1200 block of 32nd Street North.
126. December 7: Richard Fields, 19, shot on 5th Avenue South near 54th Place South.
127. December 9: James Clarence Rice, 44, shot in apartment on 100 block of 3rd Avenue West (Elyton Village). Samuel Lane, 20, charged with murder.
129. December 24: Tracey Hawes, 22, found shot in front of house on 1000 block of 47th Street Ensley.
130. December 24: Victim killed during robbery of Woodlawn convenience store.
131. December 27: Herbert Mason, 69, stabbed at home in the Germania Park neighborhood.
132. December 30: Dwight Barber, 19, found dead at apartment on 900 block of 53rd Street North.
133. December 30: 4 year old killed.

Responses

On December 19, police chief Johnnie Johnson told department heads that he wanted them to report not just on what had happened in their precincts, but on what they were planning to do to turn things around.

On January 2, 1996, mayor Richard Arrington presented a $4.2 million crime-fighting plan to the Birmingham City Council which involved passing two new laws, adding 80 new police officers, assigning full-time officers to public housing projects, and instituting a 9:00 PM curfew for minors on school nights.

References

• Birmingham News Digital Archives [1]
• "Johnson tells staff we wants solutions." [sic] (December 20, 2006) Birmingham News.
• "Mayor's crime plan adds police, curfew." (December 29, 2006) Birmingham News.