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This is a '''List of homicides in 2017''', including homicide cases reported throughout the [[Birmingham District]]. To date, | This is a '''List of homicides in 2017''', including homicide cases reported throughout the [[Birmingham District]]. To date, 7 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 adjudicated through the courts. | ||
==[[Blount County]]== | ==[[Blount County]]== | ||
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==[[Jefferson County]]== | ==[[Jefferson County]]== | ||
7 total | |||
===[[Bessemer]]=== | ===[[Bessemer]]=== | ||
# [[January 9]]: Julian Garcia, 21, was found shot to death in a wrecked car on the 3400 block of [[9th Avenue North Bessemer|9th Avenue North]]. Several shell casings were found in the parking lot of a nearby nightclub. No arrest. ([http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2017/01/21-year-old_alabaster_man_foun.html report]) | # [[January 9]]: Julian Garcia, 21, was found shot to death in a wrecked car on the 3400 block of [[9th Avenue North Bessemer|9th Avenue North]]. Several shell casings were found in the parking lot of a nearby nightclub. No arrest. ([http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2017/01/21-year-old_alabaster_man_foun.html report]) | ||
# [[January 22]]: Stacie Carroll Williams, 36, was one of two female passengers killed when the Ford SUV they were riding in struck a Honda at the intersection of [[9th Avenue Bessemer|9th Avenue]] and [[19th Street Bessemer|19th Street]]. The driver of the Honda was being pursued by [[Bessemer Police Department|Bessemer police]] after fleeing from a traffic stop. He was charged with two counts of felony murder. ([http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2017/01/authorities_id_1_or_2_women_ki.html report]) | |||
# January 22: A second woman was killed in the same incident. | |||
===[[Birmingham]]=== | ===[[Birmingham]]=== | ||
Revision as of 10:09, 24 January 2017
This is a List of homicides in 2017, including homicide cases reported throughout the Birmingham District. To date, 7 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 adjudicated through the courts.
Blount County
Calhoun County
Cullman County
Etowah County
Jefferson County
7 total
Bessemer
- January 9: Julian Garcia, 21, was found shot to death in a wrecked car on the 3400 block of 9th Avenue North. Several shell casings were found in the parking lot of a nearby nightclub. No arrest. (report)
- January 22: Stacie Carroll Williams, 36, was one of two female passengers killed when the Ford SUV they were riding in struck a Honda at the intersection of 9th Avenue and 19th Street. The driver of the Honda was being pursued by Bessemer police after fleeing from a traffic stop. He was charged with two counts of felony murder. (report)
- January 22: A second woman was killed in the same incident.
Birmingham
- 3 homicides. See List of Birmingham homicides in 2017 for details.
Fairfield
- January 18: Tyron Bennet, 17, was shot to death on the 800 block of Valley Road while on his way to school. No arrest. (report)