List of homicides in 2014: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
This is a '''List of homicides in 2014''', including homicide cases reported throughout the [[Birmingham District]]. At least | This is a '''List of homicides in 2014''', including homicide cases reported throughout the [[Birmingham District]]. At least 9 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 determined by plea or trial. | ||
==[[Blount County]]== | ==[[Blount County]]== | ||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
==[[Jefferson County]]== | ==[[Jefferson County]]== | ||
3, as of January 31 | |||
===[[Birmingham]]=== | ===[[Birmingham]]=== | ||
: | :12 homicides. See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2014]] for details. | ||
===[[Fairfield]]=== | ===[[Fairfield]]=== | ||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
# [[January 1]]: A 45-year-old woman was one of two women killed when her car was struck at the intersection of [[McFarland Boulevard]] and 15th Street in [[Tuscaloosa]]. The other car entered the intersection on a red light. The driver, KiAnthony Davis, fled on foot. After determining that alcohol and reckless driving were likely factors in the incident, Davis was charged with murder and later turned himself in. ([http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20140101/NEWS/140109999 report]) | # [[January 1]]: A 45-year-old woman was one of two women killed when her car was struck at the intersection of [[McFarland Boulevard]] and 15th Street in [[Tuscaloosa]]. The other car entered the intersection on a red light. The driver, KiAnthony Davis, fled on foot. After determining that alcohol and reckless driving were likely factors in the incident, Davis was charged with murder and later turned himself in. ([http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20140101/NEWS/140109999 report]) | ||
# January 1: A 22-year-old woman was killed in the same collision. | # January 1: A 22-year-old woman was killed in the same collision. | ||
# [[January 30]]: Frederick Lee Blakely, 40, was shot to death following a race with another driver on [[I-20]]/[[I-59|59]] southbound. Their cars collided and came to a stop near Exit 100 at [[Lake View]]. The suspect and driver of the other car, Roderick Dale Washington, Jr, was taken into custody at the scene and charged with capital murder. ([http://www.al.com/news/tuscaloosa/index.ssf/2014/01/police_high-speed_interstate_r.html report]) | |||
[[Category:Lists of homicides|2014]] | [[Category:Lists of homicides|2014]] | ||
[[Category:2014 deaths|*]] | [[Category:2014 deaths|*]] | ||
Revision as of 15:51, 31 January 2014
This is a List of homicides in 2014, including homicide cases reported throughout the Birmingham District. At least 9 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 determined by plea or trial.
Blount County
- January 13: Donald Clayten Whited, 66, was found dead inside a burning house on the 3900 block of Ebell Street in Oneonta. He was found with his hands tied and a gunshot wound. (report)
Jefferson County
3, as of January 31
Birmingham
- 12 homicides. See List of Birmingham homicides in 2014 for details.
Fairfield
- January 14: Lionel Williams, 35, was shot to death while allegedly attempting to rob two other men in a room at the America's Best Hotel on Kelco Place. One of the two robbery victims was wounded by gunshot. Three women, believed to have been accomplices, were taken into custody pending charges. (report)
St Clair County
- January 4: Allan Jordan, 30, was shot to death at his home on Logan Martin Dam Road in a domestic argument. His girlfriend, Candice Buckhanon, was arrested and charged with manslaughter. (report)
- January 7: Marquette Cummings, 21, in prison for the 2007 murder of Conoard Norris, was stabbed to death during a fight at the St Clair County Correctional Facility. Another inmate, Timothy Gayle, admitted to stabbing him in the face, but claims he acted in self defense. (report)
Tuscaloosa County
- January 1: A 45-year-old woman was one of two women killed when her car was struck at the intersection of McFarland Boulevard and 15th Street in Tuscaloosa. The other car entered the intersection on a red light. The driver, KiAnthony Davis, fled on foot. After determining that alcohol and reckless driving were likely factors in the incident, Davis was charged with murder and later turned himself in. (report)
- January 1: A 22-year-old woman was killed in the same collision.
- January 30: Frederick Lee Blakely, 40, was shot to death following a race with another driver on I-20/59 southbound. Their cars collided and came to a stop near Exit 100 at Lake View. The suspect and driver of the other car, Roderick Dale Washington, Jr, was taken into custody at the scene and charged with capital murder. (report)