Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Friday, May 17, 2024. The victim has been identified as: Jalen Darrel Bonner, (25), B/M, of Center Point, Alabama. At approximately 4:45 p.m., North Precinct officers responded to a call of a Decomposed Body at Vanderbilt Road and 15th […]
Media Release 106- Homicide Investigation- Coosa Street
Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Friday, May 17, 2024. The victim is an adult male; he will be identified after notification to the next of kin. At approximately 6:10 p.m. South Precinct officers were dispatched to a Person Shot in an area at Greenwood Park […]
Media Release 103- Homicide Investigation- Avenue W
Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. The victim has been identified as: Jaquavius James Weston, (18), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. At approximately 11:23 p.m., West Precinct officers responded to two separate ShotSpotter notifications. One notification registered approximately eighteen rounds of gunfire, and […]
Media Release 100- Homicide Investigation- 59th Street N
Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. The victim has been identified as: Michael Phillip Coleman, (62), B/M of Birmingham, Alabama. At approximately 2:50 p.m., East Precinct officers were responding to a ShotSpotter notification of approximately 6 gunshots fired, in the 100 Block […]
Media Release 99-Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond Addresses Two Separate Shooting Incidents Involving Children
Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond Addresses Two Separate Shooting Incidents Involving Children This past weekend our city experienced two separate incidents where two innocent children were victimized due to gun violence. This unfortunate event is deeply saddening and absolutely unacceptable. It is vital for us to acknowledge the shared responsibility we carry to ensure the […]
Media Release 97- Assault Investigation- Gate City
8-Year-Old Girl Shot in Gate City The Birmingham Police Department has launched an assault investigation after an 8-year-old girl was shot in Gate City. The incident occurred on Sunday, May 12, 2024. At around 9 p.m., East Precinct officers received multiple Shot Spotter alerts in and around the Marks Village Housing Community (Gate City). Officers […]
Media Release 96- Assault Investigation- Cullman Avenue
Father and Juvenile Son Shot in West Birmingham The Birmingham Police Department has launched an assault investigation after a father and his juvenile son were shot in West Birmingham. The incident occurred on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Just before 2 p.m. West Precinct officers were dispatched to a Shot Spotter alert in the 1500 Block […]
Media Release 95- Public’s Assistance with the Litfelton Frost Homicide Investigation
Public’s Assistance with the Litfelton Frost Homicide Investigation Detectives request assistance from the public in obtaining information on a homicide that occurred on Thursday, October 27, 2022, in the 4100 Block of 38th Avenue North, that claimed the life of Litfelton Frost. At approximately 4:30 PM, Birmingham 9-1-1 received a call regarding a person shot […]
Media Release 93-BPD Detectives Arrest Robbery Sexual Assault Suspect
BPD Detectives Arrest Robbery / Sexual Assault Suspect Birmingham Police Department Robbery and Special Victims Unit (SVU) detectives have made an arrest in an ongoing Robbery / Sexual Assault investigation. The suspect has been identified as: Christian Jerel Thomas, (36), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. In February, BPD Robbery detectives investigated a report of a victim […]
Media Release 92- Homicide Investigation- 1st Avenue South
Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The victim has been identified as: Carlos Seawright, (33), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. At approximately 3:20 p.m., East Precinct officers were dispatched to a Person Shot call at a residence in the 6800 Block of […]
