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* [[May 3]]: [[Azell Harris]], 26, a [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham police officer]], was killed in a shootout when he confronted a group of men burglarizing the cargo yard at [[Mercury Freight Lines]] in [[Smithfield]] where he was employed as an off-duty security guard. | |||
* [[May 23]]: Carl W. Ritzhagen, 43, was stabbed to death on the 300 block of [[Carline Avenue]] in [[Pratt City]]. Jerry Lee Lane, a 17-year-old, was arrested and charged with murder. | * [[May 23]]: Carl W. Ritzhagen, 43, was stabbed to death on the 300 block of [[Carline Avenue]] in [[Pratt City]]. Jerry Lee Lane, a 17-year-old, was arrested and charged with murder. | ||
* [[July 13 | * [[July 13]]: [[Kenneth Spencer]], 26, a [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham police officer]], was killed during an altercation at [[Harris Park]] pool in [[Ensley Highlands]]. [[Homer Slaughter]] was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. He briefly escaped in [[1974]] but was recaptured quickly. | ||
==Responses== | ==Responses== | ||
Revision as of 14:21, 8 June 2015
This is a List of Birmingham homicides in 1969. It includes homicide cases occuring within the city limits during the calendar year. Note that not all homicides are ultimately ruled to be murder in courts of law.
Birmingham had ___ homicides in 1969.
Listing
- May 3: Azell Harris, 26, a Birmingham police officer, was killed in a shootout when he confronted a group of men burglarizing the cargo yard at Mercury Freight Lines in Smithfield where he was employed as an off-duty security guard.
- May 23: Carl W. Ritzhagen, 43, was stabbed to death on the 300 block of Carline Avenue in Pratt City. Jerry Lee Lane, a 17-year-old, was arrested and charged with murder.
- July 13: Kenneth Spencer, 26, a Birmingham police officer, was killed during an altercation at Harris Park pool in Ensley Highlands. Homer Slaughter was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. He briefly escaped in 1974 but was recaptured quickly.
Responses
References
- Birmingham News reports accessed at the microfilm room of the Birmingham Public Library