List of homicides in 2016

This is a List of homicides in 2016, including homicide cases reported throughout the Birmingham District. At least 55 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)

Cullman County

1. March 12: Wesley Shannon Taylor, 22, was found dead off of Cullman County Road 1101 in the Battleground community. Isaac Wayne Hill was taken into custody and charged with murder. (report)

Jefferson County

45 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)
2. April 3: Joel Nahshon Jordan, 30, was fatally wounded by gunfire at a Shell gas station at 2801 9th Avenue North and died later at UAB Hospital. Investigators determined that the shooting was self-defense and no charges were filed. (report)

Birmingham

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

Clay

1. April 7: Jody Marie Watson, 38, was shot to death at her home on the 6300 block of Yellowhammer Drive while two of her three children were present. Jeremy Hardin called 911 to report that he had shot his girlfriend. He was taken into custody at the scene and was freed on bond pending formal charges. (report)

Fairfield

1. February 21: Jarvaris Henry James, 33, was shot to death on 58th Street, near Crumbey Bethel Primitive Baptist Church. He is believed to have tracked his stolen smart phone to the location before he was killed. Jamal Deonte Eaton was arrested and charged with capital murder. Originally a witness had misidentified the suspect as Jama's brother, Jamil Deandre "G-Bo" Eatmon. (report)
2. March 23: Alshera Katrice Chew, 23, and her boyfriend were found shot to death in his home on Jerry D. Coleman Street after an apparent robbery. The house was burned down later the same night by arson. No arrest. (report)
3. March 23: Paul "Chico Suave" Middleton, 39, was shot to death along with Chew.
4. April 8: Adarius Elon Williams, 28, was shot to death outside the Citgo station at the corner of Milstead Road and Woodward Avenue. One of the assailants, Vincent Washington, was wounded by a third party shooting in Williams' defense. He and his sister, Barbara Washington, were arrested and charged with murder. (report)

Fultondale

1. February 13: Ronald Fassina died at UAB Hospital from gunshot wounds suffered in a shootout following a robbery attempt the previous Wednesday evening at 573 Overlook Road in Chapel Hills. Kameron David was charged with capital murder, Joshua Dixon was charged with felony murder. Fassina's son, Jeremy, who was in a relationship with David and brought him and Dixon to the house to ask for money, was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine. He was later re-arrested when he violated the terms of his bond. (report)

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)

Homewood

1. March 26: Arturo Delgado Medina, 25, was shot to death during an argument just outside the door of La Sabrosita ice cream shop at 293 West Valley Avenue at 10:15 PM. Francisco Javier Salguero has been charged with the murder, but remains at large. (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, Ahmad Johnson, Darrian Bryant, and De'Ron Lucas, all said to be members of the Bessemer-based street gang M-tre, were arrested and charged with capital murder and an assortment of other crimes. (report)
2. March 15: An unborn child died from a beating given to its 28-year-old mother, 7 months pregnant, at her home on Larkspur Drive. Her ex-boyfriend, Christopher Ammons Kemp, was arrested and charged with capital murder and first-degree domestic violence. (report)

Lipscomb

• March 30: Hondre Dejuan Vann, 26, was shot to death on the 5500 block of 6th Street. No arrest. (report)

Mountain Brook

1. March 7: An unborn child died from injuries sustained in a head-on vehicle collision on U.S. Highway 280 near Rocky Ridge Road. The mother, Tiffany Horton, 33 weeks pregnant, was also seriously injured when a Chevrolet Blazer crossed the median and struck her Toyota Camry head on at 60-65 miles per hour. The driver of the Blazer, Irwin Francisco-Bartolo was arrested at the scene. He was determined to have been under the influence of alcohol. He was charged with vehicular manslaughter and first-degree assault. ([hhttp://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2016/04/grand_jury_to_review_charges_a.html 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)

Trussville

1. February 10: Brittaney Owens, 26, was shot to death by Troy Green, an ex-boyfriend and the father of her two children, during a dispute at her parents' home on Camp Coleman Road at Windsong Drive. Green followed her to the house, struck her car with his, then walked up and shot her in the chest. He then returned to his car and killed himself. (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. Jamarcus Boris Stubbs, Raheem's uncle, was later arrested and charged with murder and 2nd degree burglary. (report)
2. February 20: William Lewis, 37, was fatally wounded in a shootout that resulted from a dispute over marijuana at a vacant lot on the 200 block of Elm Street Southwest just outside Bessemer. Mario Desmond was arrested and charged with murder. (report)

St Clair County

1. February 28: Nathan Grissom, 41, was fatally shot by an Ashville police officer responding to a 911 call of a domestic dispute on the 200 block of 5th Avenue in Ashville. Grissom had been ordered to vacate the home, which he had shared with his wife and his daughter by a previous marriage, following a previous violent fight and his wife's petition for protection from abuse. The officer-involved shooting is under review by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation. (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