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This is a '''List of Birmingham homicides in 2008'''. It includes homicide cases occuring within the city limits during the calendar year. Note that a "homicide" refers to the cause of death as determined by a medical examiner, not to the commission of the crime of murder as charged by police and prosecutors. | This is a '''List of Birmingham homicides in 2008'''. It includes homicide cases occuring within the city limits during the calendar year. Note that a "homicide" refers to the cause of death as determined by a medical examiner, not to the commission of the crime of murder as charged by police and prosecutors. | ||
With 8 homicides up to January | With 8 homicides up to January 23, the city is on pace for 127 in [[2008]]. Based on the 2006 census estimate of 229,424 population, that represents 55.4 homicides per 100,000 population for the year. Birmingham had 93 homicides in [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2007|2007]], 109 in [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2006|2006]], and a record of 141 in [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1992|1992]]. | ||
Birmingham is averaging | Birmingham is averaging 10.8 homicides per month, or one every 2.9 days. The longest stretch without a homicide was 10 days between January 13 - 23. | ||
Of the 8 recorded homicides, suspects have been reported identified in at least 6 cases, apprehended in | Of the 8 recorded homicides, suspects have been reported identified in at least 6 cases, apprehended in 6, and charged in 4. | ||
7 of the 8 reported homicides were shootings, 4 of which occurred on the street, 1 in a back yard and 1 in a private home. Another was a beating death which occurred in the victim's home. 5 of the victims were male and 3 were female. One case appeared to be a domestic dispute, 3 resulted from arguments, one appeared to be a home invasion, one a case of mistaken identity, and the remaining 2 cases had no reported motive. | 7 of the 8 reported homicides were shootings, 4 of which occurred on the street, 1 in a back yard and 1 in a private home. Another was a beating death which occurred in the victim's home. 5 of the victims were male and 3 were female. One case appeared to be a domestic dispute, 3 resulted from arguments, one appeared to be a home invasion, one a case of mistaken identity, and the remaining 2 cases had no reported motive. | ||
Revision as of 16:12, 23 January 2008
This is a List of Birmingham homicides in 2008. It includes homicide cases occuring within the city limits during the calendar year. Note that a "homicide" refers to the cause of death as determined by a medical examiner, not to the commission of the crime of murder as charged by police and prosecutors.
With 8 homicides up to January 23, the city is on pace for 127 in 2008. Based on the 2006 census estimate of 229,424 population, that represents 55.4 homicides per 100,000 population for the year. Birmingham had 93 homicides in 2007, 109 in 2006, and a record of 141 in 1992.
Birmingham is averaging 10.8 homicides per month, or one every 2.9 days. The longest stretch without a homicide was 10 days between January 13 - 23.
Of the 8 recorded homicides, suspects have been reported identified in at least 6 cases, apprehended in 6, and charged in 4.
7 of the 8 reported homicides were shootings, 4 of which occurred on the street, 1 in a back yard and 1 in a private home. Another was a beating death which occurred in the victim's home. 5 of the victims were male and 3 were female. One case appeared to be a domestic dispute, 3 resulted from arguments, one appeared to be a home invasion, one a case of mistaken identity, and the remaining 2 cases had no reported motive.
Listing by date
- January 2: Winifred Jathea Bryant, 25, was forced into a car at gunpoint outside an apartment complex on the 200 block of 52nd Street North in Woodlawn. She was shot in the head when she tried to esacape Her car was in the street with the engine running and her 7-year-old son inside. Arthur Lee Kirksey, the boy's father, was charged with capital murder, and arrested while in hiding at his mothers house three days later. [1]
- January 3: Grace A. Garner, 85, found bludgeoned to death in her home at 7735 1st Avenue South in East Lake. The front door was forced open and the home ransacked. A $10,000 award has been offered by Barber's Dairy for information leading to an arrest. [2]
- January 3: Dameon T. "Tiger" Harris, 28, found shot on the 1300 block of 29th Street North. Another gunshot victim was admitted to Physicians Medical Center Carraway and may have been involved in the shooting. A woman was taken into custody, but has not been charged. [3]
- January 4: Evangelist Caffery D. Woods, 49, shot in her SUV parked behind a duplex on the 7400 block of Second Avenue South. Her mother, Mattie Mae Woods, 88, was shot several times as well, but survived. No arrests. [4]
- January 9: Lonzel Davis, 57, shot in his home at 537 Antwerp Avenue in Gate City. Knikita Aydelotte has been charged with capital murder. [5]
- January 10: Charles Benson, 38, shot behind a house at 817 5th Street in Pratt City. A suspect has been taken into custody. [6]
- January 12: Fredric "Micky" Rogers, 31, found inside a burning Cadillac at the intersection of Jersey Street and 15th Avenue in Wylam. The Jefferson County coroner determined that Rogers died by gunshot.
- January 13: Anthony Lett, 36, of Huntsville was fatally shot during a dispute which followed King's death during an illegal drag race on Republic Boulevard near Avenue W in the Pratt community. Lett was one of the race organizers and was holding at least $10,000 in purse money when he was shot. Ladipo Bethea, of Gretna, Florida has been charged with capital murder, but remains at large. [7]
Responses
Members of the National Stop the Violence Coalition and Alabama Youth Against Violence staged a rally at Five Points West on January 12, prompted by the rising murder rate. (Bryant - Jan. 12)
References
- Breaking News from the Birmingham News
- Bryant, Walter and Dawn Kent (January 12, 2008) "Update: Victim in burned car is city's 7th homicide." Birmingham News
External links
- Birmingham Homicides 2008. Google Map by the Birmingham News Toraine Norris