List of homicides in 2018

This is a List of homicides in 2018, including homicide cases reported throughout the Birmingham District. To date, at least 27 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.

Calhoun County

1. January 18: Heather Parker, 19, was one of three people shot to death in front of her father's home on Chinch Creek Road in the White Plains community northeast of Anniston. Her father, Anthony Wayne Parker, confessed by phone to his sister, and then shot himself in front of the Rabbittown General Store on Rabbittown Road. (report)
2. January 18: Anthony Parker's son, 12, was killed in the same incident.
3. January 18: Brandon Roberts, 20, Heather's fiancé, was killed in the same incident.

Etowah County

1. January 4: Aaron Joe "A. J." Huff, 18, was shot to death while in a vehicle in at Hoke Street and Litchfield Avenue in Gadsden. The incident followed a previous altercation. Tyler Michael Abbott, Kalab Blake Whitworth, Jessie James Altman, Lonterry Orlando Harrison, and Broderick Pearson were all arrested and charged with capital murder. (report)
2. January 7: Kevin L. Winston, 48, was shot to death while in a vehicle outside a house on the 2800 block of Shahan Avenue in Gadsden. The shooting arose from an argument. Albert Peter "Lucky" Gargone was charged with capital murder. (report)
3. January 24: Joey Walker, 59, was one of two men found dead inside their apartment on the 800 block of Third Street Southwest (U.S. Highway 11 in Attalla. Joseph Randel Brown, an acquaintance of the victims, was arrested and charged with capital murder, aggravated animal cruelty, and first-degree burglary. (report)
4. January 24: Johnny Whisenant, 49, was found dead in the same incident.
5. January 25: An unnamed male died after being shocked with a taser during an altercation outside the Etowah County Sheriff's Office. The Oxford Police Department is investigating the incident. (report)
6. January 26: An unnamed male, 33, was shot to death in an apparent domestic dispute at a home on the 1100 block of Scenic Drive. A female suspect was taken into custody at the scene, but has not yet been charged. (report)

Jefferson County

15 total

Bessemer

1. January 13: LaRonald Cortez McDaniel, 21, was shot to death while sitting in a car with a woman in front of a residence on the 800 block of Gary Avenue. Investigators believe he was targeted in a drug-related dispute. No arrest. (report)

Birmingham

11 homicides. See List of Birmingham homicides in 2018 for details.

Fairfield

1. January 13: Bradley Neil Watkins, 50, was killed by a stray bullet while in his 3rd floor room at the America's Best Inn & Suites on Kelco Place. The incident involved a group of teenagers that had congregated at the motel. Scores of rounds were fired in the shootout that may have been motivated by retaliation for an earlier incident. Several individuals were detained for questioning but no charges have been filed. (report)
2. February 6: Terrence Tomez Turner, 22, was shot to death in a vehicle on the 4900 block of Farrell Avenue. No arrest. (report)

Unincorporated Jefferson County

1. January 6: Jackie Harlan Roberts, 62, died at UAB Hospital after being shot in the shoulder by Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputies during a standoff outside his sister's home on the 4800 block of Vernon Parkway near Grayson Valley. The cause of death was ruled a homicide. The Alabama State Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the incident. (report)

Shelby County

1. January 13: Kathleen Dawn West, 42, was found dead from an apparent homicide outside her home at 152 Greenwood Circle in Calera. No arrest. (report)

Tuscaloosa County

1. January 28: Kandice Cabbil, 20 months old, was found unresponsive in a unit at the Broadmoore Gardens Apartments in Tuscaloosa. The coroner determined that she was the victim of a homicide. Her father, Samuel Cabbil, was arrested and charged with capital murder. (report)

Walker County

1. February 6: An unnamed person was found dead off Park Dunn Road just north of Parrish. No arrest. (report)