Police in Birmingham investigating 3rd weekend murder – WBRC

Birmingham, Ala. (WBRC) – Birmingham police are investigating a murder that happened on Saturday afternoon in the Norwood neighborhood.

Around 1:55 pm on Saturday, BPD received a call for a man shot in the block 3100 on the 12th Avenue north at the exit of 31st Street N. on the I-59 SB.

When the officers reached the scene, they found a man suffering from an obvious firearm. The fire and rescue of Birmingham arrived on the spot and announced the man dead.

At that time, BPD said they believed that “insignificant road accident” occurred on an offzer leading to disputes and shots fired.

Police in Birmingham says that thanks to their real -time crime center, they know “exactly the suspected vehicle we are looking for.”

“This vehicle was bolo (to be a view) of police radio stations throughout the afternoon. Our detectives, a fugitive detention team, a crime reduction team will not stop looking until they receive that person in custody. “

The murder of Saturday afternoon marks the third murder in the city in the last 24 hours after 18-year-old has been killed Early Saturday morning and a 22-year-old is killed Just before midnight. These two murders happened within one hour from each other.

“The number one message that the community is concerned with us is to take the people out of the street who commit these killings. The way we show that we take care of the Birmingham Police Department is arrested, “said Birmingham police officer Fitzgerald. “This week, we are grateful that our murder detectives, our crime reduction team, have been able to arrest two suspects in capital murders and a suspect in domestic violence, and so we show that we take care of the Birmingham police department. Our words, we know that they mean something to the community, but the most powerful way we show us interested is to get those people who kill the members of our community from our street. “

At that time, Birmingham police claimed that they needed tips in the two shootings that had happened overnight. In the case of this shooting, BPD says they are “locked” by a suspect.

We will update this story as more information becomes available.

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