List of homicides in 2016

This is a List of homicides in 2016, including homicide cases reported throughout the Birmingham District. At least 18 homicides were 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 adjudicated through the courts.

Calhoun County

1. January 15: Deatrice Marquiste Barclay, 42, was shot to death during a gunfight on Pernita Street, west Woodland Park. The location is outside Anniston's city limits, but within the jurisdiction of the Anniston Police Department. Joel Evan Abbott and Joshua Shane Parker were arrested and charged with murder. Parker, an employee of the Anniston City Jail, was placed on administrative leave and the incident was turned over to the Alabama Bureau of Investigation. (report)
2. January 23: Michael Clark, 30, was shot during an altercation with his wife at the Country Court Inn on U.S. Highway 78 in Anniston and died later at Regional Medical Center. His stepson, Steven Taylor Cobb, was arrested and charged with murder. (report)

Jefferson County

12 total

Bessemer

1. January 21: Brandon Nevels, 24, died at UAB Hospital from burns suffered in an attack on June 5, 2015 at 29th Street and Carolina Avenue. He was beaten and then doused with a flammable liquid and set on fire. No arrest. (report)

Birmingham

7 homicides. See List of Birmingham homicides in 2016 for details.

Gardendale

1. January 15: Khiry Devante Hicks, 28, was found shot to death on New Found Road near Ashford Avenue outside The Arbor neighborhood. Two suspects were seen leaving in a dark colored vehicle. DeJuante Tymon Jackson, 19, was arrested and charged with capital murder. His brother, Tyler Raymon Watkins, was also charged with hindering prosecution. (report)

Hoover

1. January 5: Jonathan Michael "Mike" Gilotti, 33, was shot to death in his driveway on the 5500 block of Park Side Circle in the Lake Cyrus subdivision just before 5:00 AM as he was leaving for a morning work-out. Investigators believe he may have encountered a person or persons responsible for a rash of auto break-ins in the area. Charleston Everett Wells, 16, was arrested on January 15 and charged with capital murder. (report)

Pleasant Grove

1. January 13: An unnamed male, 21, was shot to death during a robbery at Jack's at 27 Park Road. Roderick Derrell King was arrested and charged with murder. He is also being held on violation of probation from a previous arrest, and is suspected in two other holdups at fast food restaurants in Hueytown and Fairfield. (report)

Unincorporated Jefferson County

1. January 28: Raheem Jonas Tyreze Stubbs, 22, was shot to death while breaking into a neighbor's home on the 1900 block of Springlake Court near Center Point. The owner arrived shortly after his 8-year-old son called him about the break-in and confronted three intruders. Two other burglary suspects, one of whom may have been wounded, fled the scene. No charges were filed against the homeowner. (report)

Tuscaloosa County

1. January 8: John Tyler Burroughs, 18, was one of two victims of a shooting during an argument at 2201 East 48th Street at the Aspen Village Apartments in Tuscaloosa. Orlanda Lamar Johnson Walker Jr was arrested and charged with capital murder and kidnapping. (report)
2. January 8: Harlee Joseph Watson, 19, was the second victim.
3. January 11: Markee Antwon Lee, 27, was shot on the 1900 block of 11th Avenue in Tuscaloosa and died hours later at DCH Regional Medical Center. No arrest. (report)
4. January 13: Daniel Torry, 19, was fatally wounded in a shooting in the parking lot at the Heights at Skyland Apartments on the 4500 block of 18th Avenue East in Tuscaloosa. Orin Cruckshank was captured after a police chase and was charged with capital murder. Another suspect, Robert Lee Jones, turned himself in, but has not yet been charged. (report)