Arrest Made in Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives have obtained a warrant for an arrest in connection to the murder of Eric Henderson on Monday, November 22, 2021. The suspect has been identified as: Elantra Bass, (22), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. Officers took the suspect into custody at the scene of the […]
Media Release 277
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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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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Public’s Assistance with Homicide Investigation Detectives request assistance from the public in obtaining information on a homicide that occurred on Sunday, June 13, 2021. On Sunday, June 13, 2021, Lykeria Taylor was shot while traveling in a vehicle near the intersection of Warrior Road @ Avenue V; she passed away at UAB hospital the following […]
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Homicide Investigation Update The Birmingham Police Department reports the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a homicide that occurred on Friday, October 29, 2021. The victim has been identified as: Justin Rasha Lee, (34), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. The preliminary investigation suggests that an argument took place between the victim and a […]
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Homicide Investigation Update The Birmingham Police Department reports the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a homicide that occurred on Friday, October 29, 2021. The victim has been identified as: Malik Tyrese Sutton, 25, B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. The preliminary investigation suggests officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert when they found the […]
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Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Sunday, October 24, 2021. The victim will be identified upon notification to the next of kin. At approximately 7:30 a.m., an East Precinct officer was patrolling the 1700 block of 87th Street North when he observed a black male lying […]
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Robbery Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a robbery investigation. Detectives requests assistance from the public in identifying a suspect in the attached photo and video. On Tuesday, October 12, 2021, an elderly community member was purchasing items inside of the Jefferson Avenue Food Mart, located at 5408 Jefferson Avenue, when the […]
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Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. The victim has been identified as: Roderick Tavares Chester, Jr., (24), B/M, of Midfield, Alabama. At approximately 11:13 a.m., East Precinct officers were dispatched to the 6700 block of Kimberly Avenue on report of a person […]
Media Release 250
Robbery Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a robbery investigation. Detectives requests assistance from the public in identifying the suspect in the attached photo. On Friday, October 15, 2021, the Ensley Seafood restaurant, located at 2161 Carson Road, was robbed. The suspect in the listed photo purchased an item from the business […]
