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Media Release 117- Arrest Made in the Juanderius Woods Homicide Investigation

Arrest Made in the Juanderius Woods Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives have obtained a warrant for an arrest in connection to the murder of Juanderius Woods. Juanderius Woods was shot and killed in the 4400 Block of 9th Avenue North (Dr. Morrell Todd Homes Housing Community) on Monday, May 29, 2023. The […]

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Media Release 53- Arrest Made in Kingston Homicide Investigation

Arrest Made in Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives have obtained a warrant for an arrest in connection to the murder of Tamaiya Morton who was killed on March 7, 2022 in the 900 block of 46th Place North. The suspect has been identified as: Raven Thompson, (24), B/F, of Birmingham, Alabama.  Shortly […]

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Media Release 276

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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Media Release 248

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Monday, October 18, 2021. The victim has been identified as: Deonta Pickett, (40), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. At approximately 10:15 p.m., South Precinct officers were dispatched to 1305 44th Street North on report of multiple Shot Spotter alerts coming from […]

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Media Release 246

Attempt to Identify Arson Suspect Detectives request assistance from the public in identifying a person of interest in the attached photo. The person shown in the provided photo is a suspect in an Arson investigation. On Friday, October 8, 2021, the suspect poured an accelerant onto a residence in the 4600 Block of 13th Avenue […]

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