2024 Birmingham homicides

This is a List of Birmingham homicides in 2024. It includes homicide cases occurring 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.

8 homicides have been reported in the city as of February 7. Birmingham had 150 homicides in 2023, a record high. The recent record low of 62 homicides was set in 2014. At this point in 2023, 12 homicides had been reported.

The city has averaged 6.4 homicides per month, or one every 4.8 days.

1 of the reported homicides has been ruled justifiable as self-defense by investigators or prosecutors, and 1 death resulted from a crime committed in 2023. With the exception of those cases, the department acknowledges 6 chargeable homicides in 2024. Suspects have been identified in 4 cases, arrested in 4 and charged in 3.

At least 7 deaths so far have resulted from shootings and 1 from arson. 5 incidents occurred at private homes, 1 at a business, and 2 on the streets.

1 homicide took place during a robbery, 1 other took place during a kidnapping. 1 appeared to be a targeted assault, and 2 resulted from domestic disputes. The motives for 3 other homicides have not been reported.

6 victims were male and 2 were female.

Listing by date

1. January 5: Otis Jones Jr, 44, died at UAB Hospital from injuries suffered in a December 28, 2023 fire at his home on the 1000 block of Westley Street in Inglenook. His death was ruled a homicide and the fire an arson. His niece, Keechaundra Deshay Cook, was arrested and charged with capital murder. (report)
2. January 6: Ledaron Pope, 43, died at a home on the 8400 block of 7th Avenue South in South East Lake. A vehicle was taken and is sought. No arrest. (report)
3. January 10: Mia Nickson, 21, was found shot to death on her driveway on the 800 block of Green Crest Turn in Oak Ridge Park. No arrest. (report)
4. January 11: Jaqoin Carpenter, 24, died at UAB Hospital from gunshot wounds suffered two days earlier in a car-to-car assault on the 500 block of Oporto-Madrid Boulevard in North East Lake. No arrest. (report)
5. January 14: Markell Sanders, 15, was found shot to death at a home on the 4200 block of 39th Avenue North in Inglenook. His 13-year-old cousin was later charged with murder. He was surrendered to the Jefferson County Youth Detention Center by his family. (report)
6. January 25: Genise Carter, 43, was found dead on the 1300 block of 18th Street North in Fountain Heights. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office determined she had been shot to death. Jayden Gildersleeve and Michael Spellman were arrested and charged with kidnapping and capital murder. (report)
7. February 5: Dametrice Levett Broadnax, 30, was shot to death inside a home on the 8100 block of 4th Avenue South in South East Lake. An infant was present at the home and was not harmed. The shooter called 911 to report having shot him. She was taken into custody at the scene for questioning. Prosecutors determined that the shooting was justified and filed no criminal charges. (report)
8. February 6: Colby Lemar Cade, 33, died at UAB Hospital from injuries suffered in a shooting at the Shell gas station at 1529 Old Springville Road in Spring Lake. He and another injured person left the scene in a car to seek help and crashed into Birmingham Fire Station No. 30 nearby. No arrest. (report)

See also

• List of homicides in 2024
• Birmingham homicides by year
• Crime in Birmingham

External links

• Fatal Shootings in Birmingham, Alabama at the National Gun Violence Memorial