Press Releases

Media Release 142

July 13, 2020

Homicide Investigation Update See Original Release Below The Birmingham Police Department reports Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a homicide that occurred on Tuesday, July 7 2020. The victim has been identified as Mikos Labron Lewis, (30), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. Homicide Investigation Media Release 141 The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives […]

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Media Release 141

July 8, 2020

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. The victim’s identity will be release upon identification and notification of next of kin. Just after 11:30 p.m., officers from West Precinct responded to a residence in the 5300 block of Court Q on […]

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Media Release 140

July 8, 2020

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. The victim has been identified as Amin Poonawalla, (62), male, of Hoover, Alabama. At approximately 9:48 p.m., Birmingham Police Department’s West Precinct officers were dispatched to a call of a person shot at the […]

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Media Release 139

July 7, 2020

Homicide Investigation Update The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Friday, July 3, 2020. The victim has been identified as Robert Ezell Smith (27), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. At approximately 1:36 p.m., South Precinct officers responded to 47th Street and 9th Terrace North on a call of […]

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Media Release 138

July 6, 2020

Update See original release below The Birmingham Police Department reports after further investigation, investigators established the previous reported incident was not a kidnapping. Individuals observed in the video came forward to provide clarity of the incident. We are grateful for the community members for being aware of occurrences in the community and reporting this incident. […]

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