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.
18 homicides have been reported in the city as of March 7, putting the city on pace for 98 for the year. Based on the 2014 census estimate of 212,247 population, that would represent 46.2 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 18 homicides reported.
The city has averaged 8.1 homicides per month, or one every 3.7 days. There were 9 incidents in January, 6 in February, and 3 so far in March. The longest stretch without a homicide was the 14 days between January 29 and February 12. Five violent deaths were reported on Sundays, none on Mondays, 4 on Tuesdays, 1 on a Wednesday, 2 on Thursdays, 5 on Fridays and 1 on a Saturday.
Of the 18 reported homicides, suspects have been identified in 10 cases, apprehended in 9, and charged in 6. Two homicides were ruled justifiable by prosecutors. The police department therefore acknowledges 16 chargeable homicides, of which 16 so far have been classified as murders.
At least six homicides took place inside homes, eight on the streets, two in yards, and one at an apartment complex. Seven were reported in the West Precinct, two in the East Precinct, one in the South Precinct and six in the North Precinct. Three deaths were the result of domestic disputes, three others from ongoing grudges, and another resulted from a robbery. Fourteen victims were male and four were female.
Listing by date
- January 1: Tiffany Nolan, 33, was fatally shot at a home on the 3600 block of Pine Avenue in Southwest Birmingham. Antwan 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)
- 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)
- January 10: Davarus 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 Adams were arrested in February and charged with capital murder. (report)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- February 16: Charles Burchfield, 27, was shot to death by his girlfriend during an argument on the 1600 block of Warrior Road. Michelle Horn was taken into custody at the scene and later charged with capital murder. (report)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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. No arrest. (report)
- 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)