Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Friday, addressing a bloody, deadly week in the city, said murder cannot, must not, be a solution to petty, trivial problems.“Enough with arguing over petty stuff.
South Precinct officers about 4:40 p.m. Wednesday were notified of shots fired and then a person shot in the 4200 block of Fifth Avenue South. That location is directly across the street from Avondale Park.Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Friday, addressing a bloody, deadly week in the city, said murder cannot, must not, be a solution to petty, trivial problems.
When he did, shots were fired, and he died in the front yard of his cousin’s house where he had been staying. Woodfin said the killing happened while the victim and suspect were playing dice against each other. No arrests have been announced.Perez Demarco Moreland, 34, was shot at 8:04 p.m. Tuesday “Two men who knew each other were walking outside together when their argument escalated,’’ Woodfin said. “Both pulled guns out.”was found nude and shot dead late Wednesday just outside the front door of an Avondale
Boone, whose 20-year-old son was fatally stabbed six years ago, died a short time later at UAB Hospital.Woodfin said the victim was involved in multiple feuds with other people. No arrests have been made.Shortly after 4:30 a.m. Friday, the city’s gunfire detection system – Shot Spotter – indicated several rounds fired in the 1000 block of Cotton Avenue. Police then received a call that someone had been shot.
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