Assault / Shooting into Unoccupied Business Investigation Underway The Birmingham Police Department is conducting an Assault / Shooting into an Unoccupied Business investigation after a person was shot and shots were fired into a business. The incident occurred outside at 1821 2nd Avenue North (Pizitz Food Hall). At 8:30 PM, North Precinct officers were dispatched […]
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Assault Investigation / Juvenile Shot The Birmingham Police Department is conducting an assault investigation after a juvenile was shot. The incident occurred on Sunday, July 4, 2021. At around 10:15 p.m., South Precinct officers responded to the 1700 of 1st Avenue South on report of a person shot. Officers arrived on the scene and discovered […]
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Arrest Made in Assault Investigation of a 2-Year-Old The Birmingham Police Department reports arrest have been made in an assault investigation involving a 2- year-old wounded by gunfire. The incident occurred Saturday, February 27, 2021 at a residence in the 200 block of Boxwood Circle. The child has undergone several surgeries and is listed in […]
Chief Smith joins statewide PSA on domestic abuse
Chief Patrick D. Smith of the Birmingham Police Department has been vocal about domestic abuse and the toll it has taken on Birmingham this year, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He recently joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Alabama to release a public service announcement regarding domestic abuse. The PSA begins […]
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Death Investigation Ruled Homicide The Birmingham Police Department reports the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has ruled the decedent sustained a gunshot wound during an assault. Detectives are investigating this case as a homicide. The victim has been identified as Evander Lewis Williams, (29), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. If there is anyone who has additional […]
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Assault Investigation/ Child Shot The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting an assault investigation. The incident occurred on Wednesday, June 30, 2020. The victim is a 5 year old child. At approximately 4:11 p.m., South Precinct officers responded to children hospital on an initial report of a person threatening to shoot inside the hospital. […]
