Sunday, March 24, 2013

BIRMINGHAM, THE WILD WEST

Week of deadly shootings in metro Birmingham; 2 children among those killed


By Kelsey Stein | kstein@al.com
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 manDavid 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 HooverKimberly 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 CountyTiffany 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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