2024 Birmingham homicides

This is a List of Birmingham homicides in 2024. 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.

33 homicides have been reported in the city as of March 25. Birmingham had 150 homicides in 2023, a record high. The recent record low of 62 homicides was set in 2014. At this point in 2023, 23 homicides had been reported.

The city has averaged 11.8 homicides per month, or one every 2.6 days.

2 of the reported homicides have been ruled justifiable as self-defense by investigators or prosecutors, and 1 death resulted from a crime committed in 2023. With the exception of those cases, the department acknowledges 29 chargeable homicides in 2024. Suspects have been identified in 16 cases, arrested in 15 and charged in 12.

At least 29 deaths so far have resulted from shootings, 1 from a vehicle collision, 1 from arson, 1 from bodily assault, and 1 from undetermined causes. 10 incidents occurred at private homes, 1 at a business, and 20 on the streets. 2 bodies were found dumped, with the scene of the death unclear.

1 homicide took place during a robbery, and 2 others took place during kidnappings. 3 appeared to be targeted assaults, 1 was an apparent accident, and 4 resulted from domestic disputes. The motives for 22 other homicides have not been reported.

29 victims were male and 4 were female.

Listing by date

1. January 5: Otis Jones Jr, 44, died at UAB Hospital from injuries suffered in a December 28, 2023 fire at his home on the 1000 block of Westley Street in Inglenook. His death was ruled a homicide and the fire an arson. His niece, Keechaundra Deshay Cook, was arrested and charged with capital murder. (report)
2. January 6: Ledaron Pope, 43, died at a home on the 8400 block of 7th Avenue South in South East Lake. A vehicle was taken and is sought. No arrest. (report)
3. January 10: Mia Nickson, 21, was found shot to death on her driveway on the 800 block of Green Crest Turn in Oak Ridge Park. No arrest. (report)
4. January 11: Jaqoin Carpenter, 24, died at UAB Hospital from gunshot wounds suffered two days earlier in a car-to-car assault on the 500 block of Oporto-Madrid Boulevard in North East Lake. No arrest. (report)
5. January 14: Markell Sanders, 15, was found shot to death at a home on the 4200 block of 39th Avenue North in Inglenook. His 13-year-old cousin was later charged with murder. He was surrendered to the Jefferson County Youth Detention Center by his family. (report)
6. January 25: Genise Carter, 43, was found dead on the 1300 block of 18th Street North in Fountain Heights. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office determined she had been shot to death. Further investigation revealed that she had been forcibly abducted from the Shell gas station at 800 3rd Avenue West early that morning. Jayden Gildersleeve and Michael Spellman were arrested and charged with kidnapping and capital murder. (report)
7. February 5: Dametrice Levett Broadnax, 30, was shot to death inside a home on the 8100 block of 4th Avenue South in South East Lake. An infant was present at the home and was not harmed. The shooter called 911 to report having shot him. She was taken into custody at the scene for questioning. Prosecutors determined that the shooting was justified and filed no criminal charges. (report)
8. February 5: Gregory Lee Scott, 63, was struck and killed while walking on the 2400 block of Green Springs Highway in Glen Iris. The driver left the scene. No arrest. (report)
9. February 6: Colby Lemar Cade, 33, died at UAB Hospital from injuries suffered in a shooting at the Shell gas station at 1529 Old Springville Road in Spring Lake. He and another injured person left the scene in a car to seek help and crashed into Birmingham Fire Station No. 30 nearby. Deeric Mikell Lewis was arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder. (report)
10. February 15: Marlin Dontae "Sleepy" Yelder, 37, was found shot to death in a pile of trash on the 4200 block of 48th Avenue North in Inglenook. No arrest. (report)
11. February 16: Talton "T. J." Tait, 36, was one of four people shot to death in a mass shooting outside Tait's house on the 900 block of Center Street North, across from the Smithfield Court public housing community in College Hills. Lamarion Tykese Charlie was arrested in March and charged with capital murder. Additional suspects are sought. (report)
12. February 16: Terrell Edwards, 38, was killed in the same incident.
13. February 16: Cortez Ray, 32, was killed in the same incident.
14. February 16: Kevin McGhee, 38, died at UAB Hospital from wounds suffered in the same incident.
15. February 16: Christan Norris, 20, was found shot to death along with his pregnant partner in his car on the 4100 block of 10th Avenue Wylam. No arrest. (report)
16. February 16: Angeliyah Ne-vaeh Jolie "Liyah" Webster was killed in the same incident.
17. February 26: Mahogany "Hatch" Jackson, 20, was found dead at a dump site on the 1700 block of Laurel Avenue. The previous day she had communicated with family members via Facebook Messenger that she was being held against her will at the Serenity Apartments on Valley Creek in Germania Park. Brandon Pope, Francis Harris, Jeremiah McDowell, Giovannie Clapp, Blair Green, Teja Lewis, Si'Niya McCall, and Ariana Lashay Robinson were arrested and charged in connection with Jackson's death. (report)
18. February 26: Raul Angel Cajigas Jr, 23, was pronounced dead at UAB Hospital after being found wounded by gunshot near the University Crossings apartments on the 200 block of 3rd Avenue Southwest in North Titusville. No arrest. (report)
19. February 28: Jeremy Andrews, 33, was shot to death during a confrontation with another man at a home on the 7800 block of 7th Court South in South East Lake. After investigation, officials determined that the shooting was justified and no crime would be charged. (report)
20. March 3: Phong "Timmy" Nguyen, 21, was found shot to death in a short-term rental on the 900 block of Dugan Avenue in North Pratt. The house was being used for a party prior to the shooting. No arrest. (report)
21. March 8: Roderick Walker, 47, was pronounced dead at UAB Hospital from gunshot wounds suffered in an apartment on the 4200 block of Avenue U Ensley in Central Park. No arrest. (report)
22. March 9: Lamar King, 41, died at Princeton Baptist Medical Center from gunshot wounds. He had been dropped off at the hospital following a shooting believed to have taken place in a car on the 1300 block of 19th Way Southwest in Mason City. Kelvin Andra Edwards Jr was arrested and charged with capital murder. (report)
23. March 10: Derrick Devell Keith II, 30, was pronounced dead at UAB Hospital from gunshot wounds received during an argument inside a home in the Madison Park Apartments on the 2300 block of 7th Way Northwest in Sun Valley. The suspected shooter was taken into custody, but no charges have been filed. (report)
24. March 11: Jerry Edward Lewis Jr, 43, was shot to death in an open lot on the 100 block of 1st Avenue Southwest in North Titusville. He was with a group when a masked assailant approached, opened fire, and fled. No arrest. (report)
25. March 13: Willie Carr, 56, was shot to death during a barbecue at a home on the 1100 block of Cotton Avenue Southwest in Arlington-West End. The host and suspected shooter, James Burdette, fled the scene in a stolen food truck. He was apprehended near Jemison and charged with murder. (report)
26. March 16: Keenetheen Royall, 24, was found shot to death near the intersection of 4th Avenue West and 12th Street in Bush Hills from what was likely a targeted assault. No arrest. (report)
27. March 16: Maleak Chandler, 21, was found shot to death on the 8200 block of Vassar Avenue in South East Lake. No arrest. (report)
28. March 17: Kartece Perkins, 24, was one of two men shot to death on the 3400 block of Boise Avenue in Green Acres. No arrest. (report)
29. March 17: Leon Wyatt Jr, 24, was killed in the same shooting.
30. March 17: Eliazin Dominguez-Solis, 37, was found dead outside El Rincón at 6233 Blocton Avenue in Roosevelt. No arrest. (report)
31. March 18: Jonathan O'Dell, 18, was found shot to death on the 2700 block of Avenue P Ensley following a shooting around the corner on 27th Street Ensley in Ensley Highlands. No arrest. (report)
32. March 19: Byron McNeal Jr, 28, was shot to death in a dispute with a friend near the intersection of 6th Avenue North and 2nd Street North in Smithfield. Raheem White was arrested and charged with capital murder. (report)
33. March 23: Roderick Levann Davis, 63, was found dead on the 400 block of 1st Street West in the Elyton Village public housing community. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office determined that he died from injuries caused by an assault. No arrest. (report)

Responses

On March 24 the Mothers United Against Gun Violence joined with the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, the NAACP, Black Lives Matter and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to host an anti-gun violence rally at First Baptist Church of Ensley.

Mothers United also hosted a memorial service on April 27, during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, and an awareness event on June 1 at Kelly Ingram Park.

See also

• List of homicides in 2024
• Birmingham homicides by year
• Crime in Birmingham

References

• Garrison, Greg (February 20, 2024) "Woodfin chokes back emotion over Birmingham homicide victims including city employee and cousin." AL.com
• Robinson, Carol (March 20, 2024) "Birmingham police chief: Many homicide victims engage in ‘nefarious activities,’ too few witnesses speak up." AL.com
• Bookman, Alaina (March 24, 2024) "Gun violence prevention groups, White House partner for Birmingham rally." AL.com

External links

• Fatal Shootings in Birmingham, Alabama at the National Gun Violence Memorial