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Media Release 272-Homicide Investigation-2nd Avenue North

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Monday, December 18, 2023. The victim will be identified upon notification to the next of kin. At approximately 7:17 a.m., North Precinct officers were responding to a call of a person down in the 300 Block of 2nd Avenue North. […]

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Media Release 271- Homicide Investigation-Princeton Avenue SW

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Saturday, December 16, 2023. The victim has been identified as: Willie Henderson, (31), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. At approximately 5:42 p.m., West Precinct officers responded to a call of a person shot in the 1200 Block of Princeton Avenue SW. […]

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Media Release 270-Homicide Investigation-12th Street South

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Saturday, December 16, 2023. The victim will be identified upon notification to the next of kin. At approximately 12:12 p.m., South Precinct officers were responding to a call of a person shot in the 1100 Block of 12th Street South. […]

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Media Release 269- Homicide Investigation- 29th Street South

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Saturday, December 16, 2023. The victim has been identified as: Antonio Benson, (28), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. At approximately 2:50 a.m., BPD officers, working off-duty security at a bar in the Lakeview District, heard gunshots fired in the 700 Block […]

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Media Release 268- Justifiable Death Ruling- Springville Road

Justifiable Death Ruling The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives have received a ruling in connection to the homicide investigation of Patrick Bennett. The incident occurred on Wednesday, May 18, 2023, in the 700 Block of Springville Road. Investigators presented the information gathered to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s office for review. Following the assessment, the […]

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Media Release 267-Public’s Assistance with the Elizabeth Peterson Homicide Investigation

Public’s Assistance with the Elizabeth Peterson Homicide Investigation Detectives request assistance from the public in obtaining information on a homicide that occurred on Saturday, December 15, 2018, that claimed the life of Elizabeth Peterson in the 2100 Block of 17th Avenue South . At around 10:30 p.m., South Precinct officers were dispatched to a Person […]

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Media Release 266- Double Homicide Investigation- 12th Avenue North

Double Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a double homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. The victims have been identified as: Kayla Hall, (19), B/F, of Hanceville, Alabama.   Keithan Parker, (25), B/M, of Pinson, Alabama. At approximately 8:35 p.m., the Birmingham 911 Communications Division began receiving calls reporting […]

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Media Release 265- Public’s Assistance with the Warren Sims Homicide Investigation

Public’s Assistance with the Warren Sims Homicide Investigation  Detectives request assistance from the public in obtaining information on a homicide that occurred on Saturday, December 13, 2003, that claimed the life of Warren Sims. On Saturday, December 13, 2003, just before 8 p.m., Warren Sims was shot by two suspects after he went to a […]

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Media Release 264- Arrest Made in the Quantez Banks Homicide Investigation

Arrest Made in the Quantez Banks Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives have obtained a warrant for an arrest in connection to the murder of Quantez Banks. Quantez Banks was shot and killed on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at Mel’s Lounge, located at 3921 Richard Arrington Junior Boulevard North. The suspect has been […]

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Media Release 263- Homicide Investigation- Richard Arrington Junior Boulevard North

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Sunday, December 10, 2023. The victim has been identified as: Quantez Banks, (32), B/M, of Center Point, Alabama. At approximately 2:45 a.m., South Precinct officers were dispatched to a Person Shot call at Mel’s Lounge, which is located at 3921 […]

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