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Black Lives Matter Birmingham calls for resignations of mayor, chief over fatal police shooting of Desmon Ray Jr. Updated May 10, 2021; Posted May 10, 2021 Black Lives Matter Birmingham, joined by a couple dozen of Desmon Montez Ray’s family and friends, voiced several demands at a press conference held in front of Birmingham City Hall May 10, 2021. Facebook Share Black Lives Matter Birmingham on Monday demanded the resignations of Mayor Randall Woodfin and police Chief Patrick Smith, sayin...

Family demands answers in fatal Birmingham police shooting: ‘I just want to see my baby,’ grieving mom says Updated Apr 14, 2021; The grieving parents of a 28-year-old man who police say died in an Easter Sunday armed confrontation with Birmingham police are demanding answers in the slaying. His father, Desmon Ray Sr., and mother Lashonda Wilson held a news conference Wednesday outside police headquarters. They were joined by their attorneys Johnathan F. Austin and Richard Rice. The family...