Homicides in the City of Birmingham dropped double digits in the first quarter of 2023, despite a spate of fatal shootings in late March that left nine people dead in just nine days.
of being the deadliest in the Magic City’s entire history.
The city went almost three weeks without a homicide – from Feb. 22 until March 9. Then, between March 20 and March 29, nine people were shot to death. Those slayings included three students killed over spring break. “That is something that hasn’t really been done in the past,’’ Thurmond said. “Our criminals travel. They don’t care where the jurisdiction lines are.”
“So, we need to have a really candid conversation about the things that are transpiring in our city as it relates to homicides and violence,’’ Thurmond said. A locksmith was shot to death in a dispute with a customer at a Birmingham gas station on Feb. 11, 2023.
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