'By the time we respond, the person is long gone. But we know they’re shooting because of our Shotspotter.”
Shotspotter detected 2,164 shots fired during 2023 in the East Lake neighborhood, Mayor Randall Woodfin told the Birmingham City Council on Tuesday.“The most glaring in this neighborhood is shooting into occupied dwellings, where people have over 40 ways to easily drive into this historic neighborhood, shoot at a house, and drive out. By the time we respond, the person is long gone. But we know they’re shooting because of our Shotspotter.
That’s just in the East Lake neighborhood, not the entire East Lake community that includes South East Lake, North East Lake and Wahouma, Woodfin said.Woodfin said the city has been cracking down on illegal dumping on Division Avenue, prostitution on First Avenue North, drug dealing and speeding on Second Avenue North.
City Council member J.T. Moore, whose district includes East Lake, said that abandoned properties in the neighborhood contribute to crime. He said the city needs to encourage people to move back into the neighborhood.Division Avenue alleys are among the worst for illegal dumping, Woodfin said.
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