Post by sunny225 on Feb 17, 2024 22:25:36 GMT
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Seven people have been killed in a deadly 24-hour string of gun violence in one Alabama city.
Birmingham, Alabama police announced the string of homicides that happened on Thursday and Friday that claimed the lives of seven people; one woman and six men. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin posted on Facebook Friday his family is one of seven mourning a loved one killed by gun violence. The mayor says his cousin was one of the victims.
"My family is no stranger to the devastating consequences of violence," Woodfin wrote. "The pain never gets easier. This level of loss is distressing, unacceptable and cannot – must not – be tolerated."
Police said in statements posted on their website no one has been arrested in any of the homicides. According to a Saturday release, police said Birmingham has had 14 murder investigations in 2024.
"But right now I’m not thinking about myself," Woodfin wrote." I’m thinking about that employee’s family who now has an empty chair at the dinner table. I’m thinking about my cousin’s mother. I’m thinking about the other four families who are facing the unimaginable right now."
Police Chief Scott Thurmond said in a Saturday statement that all victims lost their lives to gun violence and one was a city employee who ended his shift.
"Our city has been rocked to its core by today’s events," he wrote. "Our city and communities are hurting beyond belief."
Police find unresponsive man on Thursday
Police responded to a call for a decomposed body around 10:17 a.m. Thursday in the northeastern part of the city. First responders declared the man dead at the scene after finding him facedown in rubbish.
"The preliminary investigation suggests a citizen who collects items observed the victim unresponsive on the ground at an illegal dumping site and asked a resident to call 911," police wrote in the release.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office said at the scene the man died of a gunshot wound.
Police didn't identify the man as they work to notify his next of kin.
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Seven people have been killed in a deadly 24-hour string of gun violence in one Alabama city.
Birmingham, Alabama police announced the string of homicides that happened on Thursday and Friday that claimed the lives of seven people; one woman and six men. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin posted on Facebook Friday his family is one of seven mourning a loved one killed by gun violence. The mayor says his cousin was one of the victims.
"My family is no stranger to the devastating consequences of violence," Woodfin wrote. "The pain never gets easier. This level of loss is distressing, unacceptable and cannot – must not – be tolerated."
Police said in statements posted on their website no one has been arrested in any of the homicides. According to a Saturday release, police said Birmingham has had 14 murder investigations in 2024.
"But right now I’m not thinking about myself," Woodfin wrote." I’m thinking about that employee’s family who now has an empty chair at the dinner table. I’m thinking about my cousin’s mother. I’m thinking about the other four families who are facing the unimaginable right now."
Police Chief Scott Thurmond said in a Saturday statement that all victims lost their lives to gun violence and one was a city employee who ended his shift.
"Our city has been rocked to its core by today’s events," he wrote. "Our city and communities are hurting beyond belief."
Police find unresponsive man on Thursday
Police responded to a call for a decomposed body around 10:17 a.m. Thursday in the northeastern part of the city. First responders declared the man dead at the scene after finding him facedown in rubbish.
"The preliminary investigation suggests a citizen who collects items observed the victim unresponsive on the ground at an illegal dumping site and asked a resident to call 911," police wrote in the release.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office said at the scene the man died of a gunshot wound.
Police didn't identify the man as they work to notify his next of kin.
more at link