List of homicides in 2020

This is a List of homicides in 2020, including homicide cases reported throughout the Birmingham District. To date, at least 17 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.

Jefferson County

12 total

Birmingham

10 homicides. See List of Birmingham homicides in 2020 for details.

Leeds

1. January 20: James Brody Sargent, 19, died at Grandview Medical Center from gunshot wounds suffered during a dispute over a marijuana sale at a residence on Kings Forest Drive. Anthony Widner was taken into custody and charged with murder. Though the crime took place in Jefferson County, he was held at the St Clair County Jail. (report)

Unincorporated Jefferson County

1. February 4: An unnamed Kimberly Police Department officer was shot and killed while attempting to intercept a suspect vehicle on I-65 South. Warrior police began the chase near Exit 281 in Warrior. Preston Cheyenne Johnson and three others were captured later near Dora in Walker County. Johnson was charged with capital murder at the Jefferson County Jail. (report)

Talladega County

1. January 21: Holli Christina Durham, 36, was found stabbed to death, along with two of her children, at her home at 150 Roy Lackey Lane in Munford. Her older son, Landon Hudson Durham, was arrested and charged with capital murder. (report)
2. January 21: Branson Durham, 13, was found at the same house.
3. January 21: Baron Durham, 13, was found at the same house.

Tuscaloosa County

1. January 1: Carla Fluker Mack, 49, was shot to death at her home on the 21000 block of Tammie Drive in Lake View. Her ex-boyfriend, Carl Evans Boyd, was seen leaving the house. He was arrested the next day and charged with murder. (report)