List of homicides in 2022
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This is a List of homicides in 2022, including homicide cases reported throughout the Birmingham District. At least 18 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.
Bibb County
Blount County
Calhoun County
- January 11: Taevion Fife, 15, died from a gunshot wound suffered during an argument at the intersection of 13th Street and Christopher Avenue in Anniston. Nathan Higgins was arrested and charged with murder. (report)
- January 16: An unnamed woman, 36, died at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center from a gunshot wound suffered at the PURE Sports Bar & Grill at 1800 South Quintard Avenue. No arrest. (report)
Chilton County
Coosa County
Cullman County
Etowah County
Jefferson County
14 total
Birmingham
- 9 homicides. See List of Birmingham homicides in 2022 for details.
Hueytown
- January 11: Kyler Small, 2, died from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound. His mother, Krishana Danyell Small, was arrested and charged with manslaughter. (report)
Irondale
- January 2: McKayla Roberts, 27, was struck and killed while walking on I-20 between the Grants Mill Road and Old Leeds Road exits. The driver of a Dodge Journey believed to have hit her did not stop and is sought. (report)
Unincorporated Jefferson County
- January 1: Robert Leon Doss, 36, was found dead in a wooded area off Lock 17 Road near Griffis Road west of Oak Grove. His death is being investigated as an apparent homicide. No arrest. (report)
- January 8: John Christopher Taylor-Wilson, 20, was found shot to death near the intersection of Shady Grove Road and Porter Road in Maytown. No arrest. (report)
- January 15: Ronda Bilbro Early, 73, was killed in a three-vehicle collision on Pinson Valley Parkway near Meadow Craft Road. One of the drivers left the scene and is sought. (report)
Lee County
Shelby County
- Sharon Tarwater Whited, 40, was found dead from an apparent domestic-related homicide at a home on the 100 block of Piney Woods Drive. Her boyfriend, John Peyton Scott III was charged with capital murder and remains at large. (report)
- Chester Tarwater Jr, 75, was found dead in the same incident.