Press Releases

Media Release 280

November 24, 2021

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The victim has been identified as: Michael Martez Johnson, B/M, (32), of Birmingham, Alabama. At approximately 10:50 p.m., South Precinct officers were dispatched to the 200 block of 3rd Avenue Southwest on report of a person […]

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Media Release 279

November 24, 2021

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Monday, November 22, 2021. The victim has been identified as Gelphin Matthew, (44), b/m, of Birmingham, Alabama. At approximately 3:40 p.m., officers from the South Precinct responded to a ShotSpotter alert at 4300 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. Officers […]

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Media Release 278

November 24, 2021

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Monday, November 22, 2021. The victim has been identified as Eric Henderson, (26), of Birmingham, Alabama. At approximately 2:53 p.m., officers responded to East Precinct on a call of a person down inside an apartment located at #14 […]

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Media Release 277

November 23, 2021

Attempt to Locate and Identify Detectives request assistance from the public in locating a vehicle which that may be connected to a shooting that took place on Thursday, November 18, 2021, which injured three people including a 6-year-old child. On Thursday, November 18, 2021, just after 4:00 p.m., the Birmingham Police Department’s 911 Communications Division […]

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Media Release 276

November 22, 2021

Reclassification-Justifiable Death Ruling The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives have received a ruling in connection to the homicide investigation of Ahmad Cockrell. The incident occurred on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. Investigators presented the information gathered to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s office for review. Following the assessment, the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office ruled the […]

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