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Birmingham Police: Teen Killed, Another Wounded in Drive-By Shooting

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say an Alabama teen was killed and another wounded in a drive-by shooting Wednesday night. Birmingham police Sgt. Rod Mauldin says officers were called to a home in the Inglenook community where they found an unresponsive 16-year-old on the couch before 11:30 p.m. Mauldin says a second teen was shot in the face but his…

Police: 1 Dead, 5 Injured in Shooting at Birmingham Park

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Birmingham police say one woman died and five other people were shot at a park Sunday evening as people gathered on Easter. A police official told reporters that a 32-year-old woman died. The five other people who were shot are ages 21, 17, 16, 15, and 4. All five went to hospitals and are stable. Police…

7-Year-Old Helps Fund Her Own Brain Surgery

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Elizabeth Scott and her 7-year-old daughter Liza Scott (AP Photo/Jay Reeves) HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — Liza Scott, 7, started a lemonade stand at her mom’s bakery last summer so she could buy some frills like toys and sequined high-heel shoes. The bouncy little girl is still in business months later, yet the money is going toward something entirely different: surgery…

Birmingham mom speaks of 2-year-old’s shooting death

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – The mother of a 2-year-old Birmingham child who was shot and killed two weeks ago is speaking out for the first time. Briahn Smith described her son’s last minutes during a candlelight vigil on Thursday. She described how she prayed throughout the shooting, during the trip to the hospital, and while medical personnel were trying to…

Mother, Son Found Dead Inside Birmingham Home

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police department is investigating a double slaying in Birmingham that left a woman and her son dead. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as 75-year-old Eula Mae Moore and 54-year-old Derrick Cornell Moore. Eula Mae Moore lived at the west Birmingham home where the two were found dead on Monday. Police are…

‘We Need Your Help:’ Birmingham Ask for Help in the Fight Against Gun Violence

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – The mayor and police chief of Birmingham are asking the public for help to combat gun violence and solve homicides. Mayor Randall Woodfin and Birmingham Police Chief Patrick Smith made the appeal in a Wednesday news conference. Woodfin said in addition to the coronavirus pandemic, the city also had a crisis of gun violence in 2020….

Police: Burned Body Found in Birmingham Fire was Decapitated

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Birmingham Police say a decapitated body was found on fire inside a burning building. Birmingham police Sgt. Rod Mauldin said Saturday that a person of interest was in custody but no charges had been announced. The victim’s body was found Thursday after office workers spotted smoke coming from a vacant building across the street. Mauldin said…

Birmingham officer hit by car while responding to a call

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Lakeshore Ridge Apartments/Source: WBMA BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say an Alabama police officer was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle. Birmingham Police Sgt. Rod Mauldin says the officer was responding to a call Monday morning regarding burglarized vehicles in an apartment complex parking lot. Sgt. Mauldin says the officer was approaching a silver SUV believed to have several…

Off-Duty Police Officer Among Five Injured, One Dead in Shooting at Ensley Motorcycle Club

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Police say a shooting at an Alabama motorcycle club left one person dead and injured five others, including an off-duty Birmingham police officer. News outlets report the shooting occurred just before midnight Saturday. Birmingham Police Sgt. Rod Mauldin says one gunshot victim died at the hospital. The others, including the off-duty officer, had injuries that were not…