Cultural change needed to tackle Birmingham's violence says city leaders and activists
Amid calls for Birmingham Police Department chief Scott Thurmond to step down, the mayor's office released a stetement saying in part"The homicide problem we ...
City leaders react to Birmingham mayor’s plan to fill 172 patrol officer vacancies
The recruiting plan includes a $10,000 sign on bonus and retention bonuses that would pay out quarterly and add up to an ...
Birmingham mass shooting: $100K reward announced as police hunt for gunmen that killed 4, injured 17
Officials have announced up to $100,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrests of the gunmen behind a mass ...
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Birmingham police are still searching for suspects in Saturday's mass shooting
Birmingham police chief, Scott Thurmond, spoke at a press conference this morning. And he says the targeting was likely related to the criminal record of at least one of the victims. (SOUNDBITE ...
Manhunt launched for ‘multiple shooters’ after at least 4 killed and 18 injured in Birmingham
We believe that multiple shooters fired multiple shots on a group of people,” said Birmingham officer Truman Fitzgerald.
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Birmingham 5 Points South shooting that killed 4 likely a murder-for-hire; more than 100 shots fired
Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond on Sunday morning said the suspected target of the shooting was among the dead outside the Hush hookah and cigar lounge on Magnolia Avenue. “It wasn’t ...