Week of deadly shootings in metro Birmingham; 2 children among those killed
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on March 24, 2013 at 10:15 AM, updated March 24, 2013 at 10:16 AM
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - The past week has been particularly violent in metro Birmingham, starting last weekend with two teenagers shot to death - one near Davis Middle School and the other in Railroad Park.
At least one death has been reported nearly every day this week, including the shooting deaths of a 3-year-old girl and a 2-year-old boy in separate incidents.
On Wednesday alone, law enforcement authorities were investigating the deaths of five people in two incidents that are believed to be murder-suicides.
Here is a recap of deaths reported this week:
March 23
2-year-old boy dies after shooting in Birmingham home; uncle arrested in Prattville : Nazario Boykins, 2, and his mother were found shot at 913 8th Ave. W just after midnight. Nazario died at 2:56 p.m. Saturday at Children's of Alabama.
March 22
Birmingham man found fatally shot in doorway: Issac Thomas, 26, was found wounded about 9:30 p.m. March 21 at 110 Roosevelt Courtway South, and he later died at UAB Hospital.
March 21
Body found in east Birmingham alley identified as Ohio man: David Crutcher, 39, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was found about 11:10 a.m. Thursday in the 8400 block of 8th Avenue South. His cause of death has not been released, but a homicide investigation is under way.
March 20
Police probe apparent murder-suicide in Hoover: Kimberly Jamison Ozburn, 39, and Jimmy Lee Frizzell, 55, were found dead in a Hoover home.
Police find body in car along Fairfield's Valley Road: Brandon Menefee, 30, was found dead by an officer about 6:30 a.m.
Mother and child found killed in Rocky Ridge area of Jefferson County: Tiffany Bozeman, 30, and her 3-year-old daughter Gabrielle Menefee were found dead in their apartment. Davieon Menefee, 5, was airlifted to a hospital.
March 18
Birmingham teen dead after being shot in the head at Railroad Park: Jarmaine Walton, 15, was shot about 7:20 p.m. March 17 at the park. He died at UAB Hospital early the next morning.
March 16
Victim in shooting near Davis Middle School identified as 18-year-old: Defarris Parham was shot once in the head and once in the arm. He was found dead shortly before 9 p.m. March 15 near the school and Roosevelt Park.
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