Media Release 216- Homicide Investigation- 17th Street South
Homicide Investigation
The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Friday, September 20, 2024.
The victim has been identified as:
Maria Juan, (27), H/F, of Birmingham, Alabama.
BPD SVU detectives launched a Missing Person investigation for Maria Juan earlier. At around 3:30 p.m., South Precinct officers received a Welfare Check call at the Hillside apartment complex at 1521 17th Street South.
Officers arrived at the complex when they entered an apartment and then observed Maria Juan unresponsive.
Birmingham Fire and Rescue personnel arrived and pronounced the victim deceased.
The Jefferson County Medical Examiner’s Office will perform an autopsy on the victim to determine the manner and cause of death.
Detectives and officers suspect foul play is involved.
Family members and friends provided officers with a person of interest in this homicide investigation. The person of interest is the victim’s former romantic partner.
North Precinct officers later took the adult male person of interest into custody in Downtown Birmingham.
BPD Homicide detectives interviewed him at BPD Headquarters; detectives placed him on a 48-Hour Felony Extension for Murder at the Birmingham City Jail.
Anyone with information on the case, please contact B.P.D.’s Homicide Unit @ 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers @ 205-254-7777.
Crime Stoppers pays tipsters cash rewards of up to $5,000 for their tips.
This is Birmingham’s 109th murder investigation of 2024 with 8 justifiable death rulings.
The Birmingham Police Department adheres to FBI Uniform Crime Reporting guidelines for all law enforcement agencies across the United States. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting guidelines do not require law enforcement agencies to include justifiable death investigations in the total homicide investigations counts.
**The information is based on a preliminary and ongoing investigation, which continues to evolve as investigators interview witnesses, review physical and electronic records, and analyze forensic evidence. The Department’s understanding of the facts and circumstances may change as additional evidence is collected and analyzed**
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Media Release 216- Homicide Investigation- 17th Street South
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