2016 Birmingham homicides

This is a List of Birmingham homicides in 2016. It includes homicide cases occurring within the city limits during the calendar year. Note that a "homicide" refers to the cause of death as determined by a medical examiner, not to the commission of the crime of murder as charged by police and prosecutors.

37 homicides have been reported in the city as of May 6, putting the city on pace for 107 for the year. Based on the 2014 census estimate of 212,247 population, that would represent 50.4 homicides per 100,000 residents. Birmingham had 96 homicides in 2015 and a record low of 62 homicides in 2014. The recent record high was 141 in 1992. At this time in 2015 there had been 33 homicides reported.

The city has averaged 8.8 homicides per month, or one every 3.4 days. There were 9 incidents in January, 6 in February, 10 in March, 9 in April and 3 so far in May. The longest stretch without a homicide was the 14 days between January 29 and February 12. Five violent deaths were reported on Sundays, 6 on Mondays, 6 on Tuesdays, 4 on Wednesdays, 5 on Thursdays, 7 on Fridays and 4 on Saturdays.

Of the 37 reported homicides, four were ruled justifiable by prosecutors. The police department therefore acknowledges 33 chargeable homicides, all of which have been classified as murders. Suspects have been identified in 22 of those cases, apprehended in 19, and charged in 15.

At least 29 deaths were shootings, three were caused by stab wounds, and one from strangulation. At least twelve homicides took place inside homes, twelve on the streets, four in yards, five at apartment complexes, one outside a nightclub, and two at places of business. Sixteen were reported in the West Precinct, nine in the East Precinct, one in the South Precinct and nine in the North Precinct. Seven deaths were the result of domestic disputes, eight others from ongoing grudges, one from a dispute over a dice game, one from a bar fight, and three others resulted from robberies. Twenty-nine victims were male and eight were female.

Listing by date

1. January 1: Tiffany Nolan, 33, was fatally shot at a home on the 3600 block of Pine Avenue in Southwest Birmingham at 2:30 AM. Antwan E. Scott claimed to have shot her accidentally after she refused to leave his home. He remained on the scene where he was taken into custody and later charged with murder. (report)
2. January 8: Raven Terese White, 16, was shot during a robbery while sitting in a car with her boyfriend at Panorama East Apartments off of Center Point Parkway in Apple Valley. The boyfriend drove White, who was pregnant, to St Vincent's East, where she was later pronounced dead. No arrest. (report)
3. January 10: Devarius Newby, 33, was shot to death at a house known for illicit activity on the 1100 block of 15th Street North. Jeremiah Price and Aisha Zakia Adams were arrested in February and charged with capital murder. The charge against Price was dismissed by Judge Tracie Todd due to a mishandled police interrogation. (report)
4. January 14: Corey Durrell Walker, 28, was found shot to death just after midnight in a car on the 500 block of 16th Way Southwest. Jarrod Artez Hill, arrested on other charges, was later charged with capital murder for Walker's death. (report)
5. January 17: Ladarrius Moody, 24, was shot to death at a house at 928 Erie Street in Wylam during a domestic dispute. Investigators took his former girlfriend into custody for questioning, but determined that the shooting was justified and released her. (report)
6. January 18: Brian John Hardwick, 42, was stabbed to death at an apartment in the 1200 building at Highland Bluff Apartments off of Robert Jemison Road. He had entered the apartment of a former girlfriend and fired a shot at another man there. The ensuing fight resulted in Hardwick's death. The other man was taken into custody for questioning, but no charges have been filed. (report)
7. January 26: Jerrell Demond Rogers, 29, was shot to death near the intersection of 45th Street North and 8th Terrace North in the Morton Simpson Homes housing project in Kingston. Lee Andre Moultry was arrested in February and charged with murder. (report)
8. January 29: Jamie Moore, 22, was found shot to death on a staircase of an apartment building on the 900 block of 47th Street North. No arrest. (report)
9. January 29: Kendrick Smith, 27, was shot in the back yard of a house on the 1700 block of Pearson Avenue Southwest. Michael Givan was charged with murder in February, but remains at large. (report)
10. February 12: Iesha Mayhand, 24, was shot to death on Brittain Street in Inglenook during an argument. Joyshlyn (or Josalyn) Evans was taken into custody at the scene and later charged with murder. (report)
11. February 13: Ronald Ray Cook, 45, died at UAB Hospital from gunshot wounds suffered the previous evening at 600 Lisa Lane in Roebuck. No arrest. (report)
12. February 16: Charles "Moonie" Birchfield, 27, was shot to death by his girlfriend during an argument outside their apartment on the 1600 block of Warrior Road. Michelle Horn was taken into custody at the scene and later charged with capital murder. (report)
13. February 18: Gwendolyn Ayers, 28, was shot to death and possibly run over on 15th Street West near 2nd Court West during an altercation with someone in a gold colored sedan. The early afternoon incident caused the nearby Princeton Elementary School to go on lockdown. (report)
14. February 23: Dewayne Powell, 41, was found shot to death inside his burning house on the 700 block of New Hill Avenue in East Brownville. Powell had been released from prison in April 2014 after serving 18 years of a 21-year sentence for the 1993 murder of his mother's friend, Willi Joe Reevers, on the same block. No arrest. (report)
15. February 26: Terrico Murphy, 30, was found shot to death at Ensley Park near the intersection of 26th Street and Avenue L. A witness saw him run toward the park after being shot on a nearby residential street. A white Nissan Maxima was seen leaving the scene. No arrest. (report)
16. March 6: Romello Pritchard, 21, was found shot to death at 5:15 AM on the 2300 block of 7th Place Northwest in the Sun Valley neighborhood near Jefferson State Community College. No arrest. (report)
17. March 6: Cortez Rhynes, 30, was found dead on the ground just before 3:00 PM outside of a vehicle on the 1700 block of 26th Avenue North near Eagle's Restaurant in the Acipco-Finley neighborhood. Rodarius Kwamaine Grimes was arrested and charged with capital murder. (report)
18. March 6: Matthew Dickerson, 27, was found dead in the front yard of a home on the 8100 block of 6th Avenue North near Lynn Park in East Lake. A suspect reportedly left the scene in a green SUV. A person of interest was taken into custody a few blocks away, but no charges have been filed (report)
19. March 10: Carl Hannah Jr, 56, died at UAB Hospital from trauma suffered in an assault on February 17 on the 200 block of 4th Terrace North. No arrest. (report)
20. March 14: Angel Buford, 44, was found strangled to death near a burning dumpster outside the 1206 & 1208 Apartments on 10th Avenue North in Fountain Heights. No arrest. (report)
21. March 14: Maliek Lamare McBride, 18, was shot to death on the 1200 block of 12th Court North in Fountain Heights during an illegal transaction. Another male was seen fleeing the scene. No arrest. (report)
22. March 18: Roselyn D. Welton, 46, was found stabbed to death in her home at 612 72nd Street South in East Lake. Her son, Anton Cortez Welton, was found in her car with serious self-inflicted wounds at the Hunter Ridge Apartments in Irondale later that day. He was taken to a local hospital under guard, and was later charged with capital murder. (report)
23. March 19: Lawrence Thomas, 23, was killed in a car-to-car shootout just before 10:00 PM on the 8200 block of 3rd Avenue South. Investigators determined that Thomas had initiated the shooting and was killed in self defense. No charges were filed. (report)
24. March 21: Naki'a Darlene Harris, 18, and seven months pregnant, was shot to death in her bedroom at her home at 1604 8th Court West (15th Street Ensley) in Bush Hills. Joshua Watson, her boyfriend, was arrested and charged with capital murder. (report)
25. March 21: Harris' unborn son died in the same incident.
26. April 6: Anthony Walker, 61, was shot to death while sitting in his pickup truck on 5th Avenue in Wylam. Emanuel Cade was arrested a few days later and charged with capital murder. (http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2016/04/suspect_charged_in_drive-by_sh.html report])
27. April 11: Joseuwell Markez Kirkland, 20, was shot to death in a dispute over a dice game inside a home on the 200 block of 21st Street Southwest. Nicholas Porter was arrested and charged with capital murder. (report)
28. April 16: Thebious Roland, 40, was shot to death at Roland's Auto Works on the 600 block of 6th Avenue North in Smithfield. No arrest. (report)
29. April 20: James Bennefield, 46, was found dead from a gunshot wound in the driveway of a home on the 1500 block of Lomb Avenue. After a short police chase, Bennefield's stolen pick-up truck crashed into a tree on Dorothy Drive near Cooper Green Park in the Powderly. Vershawn Edwards and Horayshio Fletcher were taken into custody and charged with murder. Bennefield's beagle, who had been in the truck with him, was found a day later and returned to his widow. (report)
30. April 25: Antonio Cortez Joiner, 27, died at Birmingham Fire Station No. 8 after fleeing from a shoot out that started during a private party inside the East Birmingham Lounge at 3923 Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North. Another person was wounded. No arrest. (report)
31. April 26: Cassandra Hatter, 40, was stabbed to death in her home at 1058 Mesa Drive in Huffman. Her boyfriend, Tellis Deon Underwood, was arrested and charged with murder. (report)
32. April 26: Timothy Anthony, 30, was shot multiple times at a store on the 4500 block of Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North. He was taken to UAB Hospital where he later died from his injuries. Martez Kelly was arrested the next day and charged with murder. (report)
33. April 29: Ronald Billingsley, 35, was killed in a shootout on the 6200 block of Handy Avenue in the Roosevelt neighborhood. The altercation was part of an ongoing dispute over a woman. The other person involved was also seriously injured. No charges have been filed. (report)
34. April 30: Ronald Brown, 55, was shot to death when he answered a knock on the door at his home on the 1300 block of Lake Lane in the Spring Lake neighborhood. No arrest. (report)
35. May 4: Martez Taylor, 31, was shot to death while driving on the 2900 block of 31st Street Ensley at 1:30 AM. Neighbors heard arguing prior to the gunfire. No arrest. (report)
36. May 5: Damon McCain, 44, was shot to death in a large-scale shootout at the Valley Brook Apartments on Gallant Drive in Apple Valley. The rescue vehicle carrying him to UAB Hospital later collided with an SUV on Center Point Parkway at Roebuck Drive. Several persons present were taken into custody for questioning. (report)
37. May 5: Hanif Russ, 24, was found dead behind a residence on the 1500 block of 34th Street Ensley. No arrest. (report)

See also

• List of homicides in 2016
• Birmingham homicides by year
• Crime in Birmingham