Crime Archives June 2024

51-year-old man killed at Tuscaloosa County home after shooting someone else, authorities say

67-year-old man dies days after shooting outside Montgomery gas station

Woman dead, 5-year-old child among 3 injured after Limestone County crash

Pedestrian killed after being struck by pickup truck in north Alabama

Lee County jail deputy arrested, fired for allegedly punching handcuffed inmate

Police identify man whose body was found on interstate in Mobile

2nd Birmingham capital murder suspect extradited to Alabama in 2022 killing of beloved jeweler

Teen arrested in Alexander City community center double shooting that left 1 dead

Man shot to death by Birmingham police was ‘kind, compassionate, spiritual,’ partner says

Death investigation underway in Mobile after man’s body found on interstate

Birmingham man sentenced in drug smuggling conspiracy at William Donaldson Correctional Facility

Mobile County corrections officer arrested for allegedly assaulting an inmate

MS13 gang leader wanted for murder in San Salvador sentenced after 2023 Alabama arrest

‘I just want to know why’: Answers sought in unsolved Birmingham killing of collegiate football captain

‘Our hearts are shattered’: GoFundMe launched for Birmingham girl, 4, who died 2 years after shooting that killed her father

Alabama man charged with murder, public intoxication in woman’s ‘tragic and senseless’ death

Suspect charged in killing of 59-year-old man who was shot on I-59/20 while on his way to work

North Alabama police officer arrested on domestic violence charge

Mobile man gets 2 life sentences for killing ex-wife’s boyfriend, shooting her on Christmas Eve 2021

Teen sought for questioning in fatal shooting of 20-year-old man in southeast Alabama

Mobile man sentenced to life in prison for shooting police officer as a teen

6 more arrested in Birmingham police operation aimed at curbing street racing, exhibition driving

Reward offered in shooting outside Tuskegee store that killed 1, wounded 3

Mother sought on Alabama murder charge in death of son with special needs found dead in Texas

After allegedly swimming away in police chase, Mobile man reports vehicle stolen, gets arrested

4-year-old girl dies nearly 2 years after being injured during her father’s unsolved Birmingham slaying

Walker County corrections officer arrested for allegedly smuggling contraband into jail

Bessemer man awaiting child sex abuse trial gets life for deadly 2018 double shooting

Alabama man arrested for allegedly throwing tool at house in case of mistaken identity

Man fatally shot by Birmingham police ‘presented a knife,’ ALEA says

Authorities ID possible vehicle in Dauphin Island Parkway hit-and-run wreck that killed woman on bicycle

Man arrested in north Alabama allegedly used Snapchat to meet 2 teens, showed up in search vehicle

50-year-old Anniston man dies weeks after shooting; suspect charged

Man ‘experiencing severe mental health crisis’ shot in arm by brother at Hoover home

Montgomery mayor taps Alabama law enforcement veterans for police leadership roles

US Surgeon General calls gun violence a public health emergency after shootings across America, Alabama

Elderly Alabama women were beaten, sodomized by man who asked to come in for water, court documents say

Morning shooting on Birmingham’s west side leaves woman with life-threatening injuries

Alabama woman with history of mental illness gets 2 life sentences for 2019 murders of 2 young sons

Popular Florida rapper shot to death after his 26th birthday party

65-year-old suspect charged with murder after body found in Montgomery

Man, 43, shot to death by Birmingham police officer responding to Forest Park disorderly conduct call

Mobile County hatchet killing suspect found not guilty by reason of insanity by judge

Woman charged with murder in fatal Montgomery shooting

Decatur man fled from hospital, stole vehicle, struck police cruiser, authorities say

6 lawyers who judge shopped Alabama gender-affirming care case comply with court order under protest

Ex-Alabama deputy sentenced to federal prison in beating of handcuffed inmate

Former Death Row inmate pleads guilty in new trial in Homewood woman’s brutal 1990 murder; could be up for parole next year

Bessemer man arrested for DUI charged in crash that killed unborn child

Madison County man charged with child porn possession after search

Suspect shouted ethnic slurs at man shot to death in front of crowd in Huntsville, family says

Driver charged in alleged DUI crash that killed pedestrian in Bessemer

Masked man thought killed in Birmingham shooting is still alive, officials say

Man accused of burglarizing north Alabama home, sodomizing 2 elderly women

Former reality TV star’s 7 year prison sentence for fraud, tax evasion overturned

1,000 or more were at unpermitted Montgomery party where 13 injured in hail of gunfire

26-year-old man killed in Montgomery shooting

19-year-old woman killed in fiery crash while fleeing police in St. Clair County, troopers say

9 shot, 4 others injured when more than 362 rounds fired at Montgomery party

Blount County couple killed in house fire served community in law enforcement, government service

Man on bicycle dies after being struck by vehicle that fled scene in Talladega, police say

Lawyers who ‘judge shopped’ in Alabama gender-affirming care case ordered to hand over comments on ruling

Birmingham man charged with killing pregnant ex-girlfriend’s 15-year-old daughter, injuring brother

Bicyclist killed in predawn hit-and-run in Talladega

Irondale private school teacher, basketball coach indicted on sex with student charges

39-year-old woman found slain in Montgomery

Man, 34, killed in overnight Tuscaloosa shooting

Masked men among 3 injured in Birmingham shootout during apparent robbery in Avondale

Alabama law enforcement looking for burglar who escaped on a kayak

19-year-old Huntsville man charged with murder following shooting

26-year-old woman shot dead during argument outside west Birmingham home

Alabama shooting suspect captured after high-speed chase through 2 counties

Suspect charged in shooting death of Birmingham man who was found slain in SUV

Cullman County mother gets 2 life sentences for killing sons, ages 9 and 3

2nd suspect charged with capital murder in Montgomery shooting death of 12-year-old girl

North Alabama woman arrested in dog attack that killed 2-year-old boy

Albertville man charged with murder in car crash that killed 71-year-old

Deadly shooting under investigation in Birmingham’s Fountain Heights community

Birmingham man wanted in 3 Oklahoma carjacking killings, Tuscaloosa AA homicide in custody in Arkansas

Pedestrian killed in Birmingham hit-and-run identified as 41-year-old man

15-year-old girl killed in Birmingham shooting that injured 5-year-old brother now identified

Police: Louisiana man allegedly caught filming babysitter had camera in Orange Beach condo

Boy, 15, charged with capital murder in killing of 12-year-old Montgomery girl

Birmingham man wanted in 4 murders in Oklahoma, Alabama; manhunt underway in Arkansas

15-year-old girl killed, young boy wounded in domestic shooting at downtown Birmingham apartment

Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run in east Birmingham

Man gunned down inside vehicle in Birmingham’s College Hills neighborhood

State authorities investigating Athens police officer’s fatal shooting of 15-year-old

Autauga County jail evacuation was ‘unnecessary,’ sheriff didn’t let experts complete mold testing, commission says

Third suspect arrested in Mobile homicide that left man dead, juvenile seriously wounded

Huntsville insurance salesman pleads guilty to threatening Fani Willis over Trump trial

$40,000 reward now offered in Montgomery triple murder at Hispanic grocery store

Florida man dead, 2 teens injured after multi-vehicle wreck in south Alabama

27-year-old killed in Montgomery shooting

Who is throwing tools through the windows of an Alabama home? ‘This is very, very serious’

Justin Ross Harris freed from prison in 2014 hot car death but still behind bars

Woman who started Alabama crime victims group after 21-year-old daughter’s 1976 rape and murder dead at 91

‘It doesn’t feel real’: Family, friends remember standout quarterback 1 year after unsolved murder

Former ‘high-ranking’ Alabama National Guardsman arrested on child sex abuse charges

Isaiah Buggs broke into ex’s apartment with tire iron, dragged her down stairs, court records state

Suspect in decapitation killing of father of 4 Nathan Gemeinhart competent to stand trial, judge rules

Authorities identify woman on bicycle killed in hit-and-run crash in Mobile County

Mississippi man drowns off Gulf Shores, 2 others rescued

Deadliest Day: ‘They should all still be here,’ family says of 3 Birmingham officers killed 20 years ago today

Isaiah Buggs’ bond on animal cruelty charges revoked after new domestic violence, burglary arrest

2nd man charged in fatal shooting of Montgomery mother killed in front of daughter

15-year-old shot to death at Muscle Shoals motel; 16-year-old in custody

Isaiah Buggs, former Alabama football star, arrested again in Tuscaloosa

Alabama 15-year-old shot by Athens police has died, reports say

Detroit suburb shooting leaves 9 injured; 8-year-old in critical condition

19-year-old dead, 2 wounded in East Lake shootout; car crashes through park fence as more than 50 shots fired

Man, ex-wife arrested after child sexual abuse investigation in south Alabama

Auburn RB Brian Battie out of ICU after shooting, able to speak a few words

Man killed in shooting at Phenix City apartment complex

Former Alabama State Trooper, FBI agent convicted of sexually assaulting child

41-year-old man convicted in cousin’s slaying at west Birmingham home

Alabama man gets life in prison for beating death of 3-year-old daughter

Who killed retired Army Ranger Dimetri Phillips? Graysville police, family searching for answers

Gunfire in west Birmingham neighborhood leaves man seriously injured

Woman killed in Tuscaloosa hit-and-run

‘It changed our lives’: Shooting that paralyzed Birmingham man, wounded girlfriend still unsolved 1 year later

Police investigating child drowning in Opelika

Federal agency sues Dothan hotel owner for discrimination, claims nonbinary worker was fired over gender, pink nails, capris

Man killed after being ejected from vehicle during Mobile County wreck, police say

Georgia man arrested for electronic solicitation of north Alabama 12-year-old

Alabama murder suspect gets 8 life sentences for kidnapping, raping 2 teens in violent crime spree

Suspect surrenders to police in Mobile shooting death

Man killed in east Birmingham hit-and-run

22-year-old woman critically injured in shooting at Tuscaloosa apartment; suspect charged

Selma mayor suspends assistant police chief month after putting top cop on administrative leave

Boy, 13, living in Birmingham motel dies from malnutrition, dehydration; mother sought on murder warrant

Two 19-year-olds charged in Montgomery shooting that killed 1, wounded 2

Suspect charged with capital murder in death of Birmingham man who was gunned down on motorcycle

South Carolina man shot to death by Opelika police after interstate crash identified

$25,000 reward offered in Montgomery triple homicide at Hispanic grocery store

Birmingham weekend shooting that killed 1, wounded 2 others ruled justified

3 charged with murder in shooting death of 16-year-old Eufaula boy

Vestavia Hills man pleads guilty to laundering $2.3 million stolen from businesses

Man gunned down in strip mall parking lot on Birmingham’s 3rd Avenue West; at least 30 rounds fired

Woman riding bicycle dies after being struck by vehicle on Dauphin Island Parkway

Fatal shooting of 55-year-old outside Birmingham store ruled justified; no charges will be filed

Person reportedly armed with knife shot to death on interstate by Opelika police

North Carolina man faces 11 charges of transmitting obscene material to Alabama teen

Driver allegedly under the influence indicted after woman killed when car struck Birmingham building

Off-duty Mobile police shot at while walking in apartment complex, officials say

Archibald: Alabama’s top 9 methods of murder

2 landscapers killed, another hurt after being hit by vehicle while cutting weeds on I-85

Tennessee teen killed, 3 injured after multi-vehicle wreck on I-65 near Montgomery

Bessemer man allegedly pistol-whips woman who gave him ride, steals car, leads police on cross county chase

Juvenile shot to death Monday afternoon in Eufaula

12-year-old girl wounded in Montgomery shooting dies 1 week later at Birmingham hospital

Woman accused of fatally shooting man as they committed Birmingham burglary indicted on felony murder

Former doctor, wife plead guilty in $2.3 million Huntsville painkiller scheme

Alabama man jailed under new state law for allegedly stalking ex-wife with tracking device

Rapper’s lawyer held in contempt, taken into custody: What the judge said happened

Felon gets 40 years in prison for shooting at 2 Birmingham police sergeants, wounding one of them

Teen murder suspect in Montgomery shooting captured in Jefferson County

Birmingham man fatally stabbed inside Donaldson Correctional Facility among 3 weekend prison deaths

Man shot to death outside Birmingham convenience store ID’d as 55-year-old

Human remains found in trunk of burned vehicle at west Birmingham house

4 wounded in shooting at weekend block party in south Alabama

1 dead, 2 injured, including bystander, in Birmingham shooting

Skeletal remains found by Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies north of Birmingham

2 men shot to death within minutes of each other in broad daylight in separate west Birmingham killings

Nephew in critical condition after being pistol-whipped by uncle in Lee County, authorities say

Former Arab High School coach Lee Ozmint pleads guilty on obscene material charge

Woman arrested for allegedly killing boyfriend in Birmingham domestic violence case

1 man killed, 2 others injured in Huntsville wreck Thursday afternoon

Two dead in apparent murder-suicide in Chickasaw, Mobile sheriff’s office says

Man jailed on capital murder charge in fatal shooting of Montgomery woman

$450,000 in cocaine washes ashore on Dauphin Island, according to sheriff’s office

Woman wounded from shattered glass after shots fired into Jefferson County Family Court, police say

Limestone County man shook baby until bones broke, brain injured, authorities say

Teen, girl riding go-kart injured by shotgun blast in Mobile County road rage incident

$5,000 reward offered in Montgomery triple homicide at Hispanic grocery store

Birmingham police on the scene of shooting at Jefferson County Family Court

Talladega man arrested in connection with Anniston shooting death

Alabama police lieutenant used fake Facebook account ‘Phil McGroin’ to discuss Black man’s fatal shooting

Birmingham man shot on motorcycle in ‘targeted’ North Titusville homicide identified

Victims of ‘tragic’ Montgomery triple homicide at Hispanic grocery were seen as ‘easy prey,’ mayor says

Man accused of kidnapping, locking woman for 3 days in Alabama trailer now charged with sodomy

Man on motorcycle killed in ‘targeted shooting’ in Birmingham’s North Titusville neighborhood

Suspect in custody, charged with breaking into home and shooting 2 people in Mobile

Man arrested in connection with Huntsville bank robbery

Girlfriend of alleged shooter in Brian Battie case arrested for discarding weapon

Host of new podcast based on Oregon murder case talks about the shocking true story

3 men shot to death in Montgomery

Woman killed, 1-year-old child among 4 injured in multi-vehicle central Alabama wreck

Missing woman’s body found in southeast Alabama; person of interest in custody on unrelated charges

Dothan police officer seriously injured in crash while responding to burglary call

South Carolina pair charged after morning police chase through 3 Alabama counties

16-year-old who died in parents’ arms outside Birmingham store was shot in self-defense, teen suspect claims

21-year-old woman pleads guilty in fatal Fairfield carjacking

Man pleads guilty to lesser charge in Galleria shooting death of Royta Giles, gets 30 years in prison

Woman pleads guilty in horrific hit-and-run crash that killed Jefferson County mother of 4

15-year-old girl ‘fighting for life’ after targeted shooting at Birmingham store that also hurt boy, 14

Alabama man accused of killing missing girlfriend was out on bond for domestic violence

US Postal Service mail truck peppered by gunfire in Birmingham

Teen mom accused of throwing baby in trash compactor pleads not guilty by mental defect

Alabama man allegedly doxed police officer he falsely accused of killing pedestrian

‘Happily Never After’ podcast exposes stranger-than-fiction crimes of Oregon romance novelist

Rapper in jail for Birmingham cop’s shooting allegedly planned murder-for-hire of witness to assault on inmates

28-year-old Birmingham woman charged with capital murder in boyfriend’s shooting death

Transgender Alabama teen Tayy Dior Thomas was killed because of her ‘trusting and loving nature,’ family says

1 woman dead, another jailed following argument, gunfire at Tuscaloosa County gas station

What’s the number one thing Birmingham residents want to change in the city?

Argument between couple on Birmingham street ends in shots fired; man dead, woman jailed

Suspected shootout between 2 vehicles in west Birmingham leaves man with life-threatening injuries

31-year-old man shot to death in Birmingham’s Tom Brown Village

Alabama’s new hands-free driving law: What you need to know