Birmingham police

The Birmingham Police Department is addressing the public following a man being charged in connection with a mass shooting outside a nightclub that left four people dead. This comes as the mayor is announcing an advisory commission to identify the most promising strategies to reduce homicides in the city.

Authorities say a man has been charged in a mass shooting that left four people dead and more than a dozen wounded in the city of Birmingham, Alabama, last month. 22-year-old Damien McDaniel was charged with one count of capital murder and 17 counts of attempted murder.

The Birmingham Police Department is moving quickly to establish a new officer recruitment and retention plan after gaining approval from the City Council. The goal of the plan is to prioritize the hiring of 172 patrol officers to achieve staffing targets in police precincts and coverage in neighborhoods.

Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin and the Birmingham Police Department have presented their recommended officer recruitment and retention plan. The city reports the plan will prioritize the hiring of 172 patrol officers to achieve staffing targets in police precincts and coverage in neighborhoods.

A federal program that provides aid and promotes justice for crime victims is extending support to the Birmingham community in the wake of a mass shooting outside Hush, a lounge in the Five Points South district.

Authorities have reported no arrests after a weekend mass shooting in Birmingham killed four people and left 17 others injured. Police describe the incident as a targeted “hit” by multiple shooters who opened fire outside Hush Lounge, a popular nightspot in Five Points South.

A search is underway for the shooters who killed four people and injured 17 others in a popular nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama. Police say victims were caught in the crossfire during the shooting shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday. Authorities say they believe the shooting was a paid hit on one of the victims.

Police in Birmingham say four people died in a shooting at a Birmingham nightclub late Saturday, while an earlier shooting outside a home in the city killed three people, including a young child

Carl Grant, a Vietnam veteran with dementia, drove off from his Georgia home intending to shop for groceries. He became disoriented and wound up in Birmingham, Alabama. There, Grant twice tried to get into houses he thought were his. Police were called.

An Alabama judge cut bond by nearly $1.9 million on Tuesday for a man accused of fleeing from police during a car chase and causing a crash last January that injured Gayle Manchin, the wife of U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, and a work colleague.