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This is a '''List of homicides in 2012''', including homicide cases reported throughout the [[Birmingham District]]. At least | This is a '''List of homicides in 2012''', including homicide cases reported throughout the [[Birmingham District]]. At least 12 homicides have been reported in the area for the year to date. Note that a "homicide" refers to the cause of death as determined by a medical examiner, not to the crime of murder as charged by prosecutors and determined by plea or trial. | ||
==[[Jefferson County]]== | ==[[Jefferson County]]== | ||
10, as of [[February 8]] | |||
===[[Bessemer]]=== | ===[[Bessemer]]=== | ||
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===[[Birmingham]]=== | ===[[Birmingham]]=== | ||
: | :9 homicides. See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2012]] for details. | ||
===[[Lee County]]=== | |||
# [[January 28]]: Skeletal remains of a child were found at the [[Brook Haven Trailer Park]] in [[Opelika]]. The coroner ruled that the death was caused by homicide. No arrest. ([http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/02/lee_county_coroner_child_whose.html report]) | |||
==[[St Clair County]]== | ==[[St Clair County]]== | ||
Revision as of 14:37, 8 February 2012
This is a List of homicides in 2012, including homicide cases reported throughout the Birmingham District. At least 12 homicides have been reported in the area for the year to date. Note that a "homicide" refers to the cause of death as determined by a medical examiner, not to the crime of murder as charged by prosecutors and determined by plea or trial.
Jefferson County
10, as of February 8
Bessemer
- January 26: Horace Neil "Bo" Smith, 62, an employee at Torme's Associated Foods on 20th Street and 5th Avenue North, was shot and killed during a robbery. No arrest. The store is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to a conviction. (report)
Birmingham
- 9 homicides. See List of Birmingham homicides in 2012 for details.
Lee County
- January 28: Skeletal remains of a child were found at the Brook Haven Trailer Park in Opelika. The coroner ruled that the death was caused by homicide. No arrest. (report)
St Clair County
- January 10: Stacey Owens Gamble, 48 and Alexander Gamble, 49, were found shot to death in their home in Odenville. Investigators suspect it was a murder-suicide. (report)