Birmingham Police Department

The city of Birmingham will pay almost $750,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit against an officer who fatally shot one person and injured another in 2019. A federal jury ruled last year that Birmingham police officer Aric Mitchell used excessive force when he fatally shot Jamarcus Moore and wounded Samantha Hardin.

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.

The search continues for the gunmen involved in a weekend mass shooting at Hush Lounge in Five Points South. Police say they believe the shooters targeted at least one of the victims when they opened fire. Carlos De’Juan McCain and Roderick Lynn Patterson Jr., who both were killed in the shooting, were separately charged in past Birmingham homicides.

Officials in Birmingham pleaded Monday with members of the public for information leading to arrests in a weekend mass shooting that killed four people, announcing rewards of up to $100,000. Authorities have still made no arrests after Saturday’s shooting at Hush Lounge.

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.

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