Man shot to death in Birmingham’s Elyton Village
Updated Dec 19, 2020;
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An investigation is underway after a man was killed Friday night in Birmingham’s Elyton Village community.
Shortly after 10:30 p.m. North Precinct officers responded to the 200 block of Fourth Court West after the city’s gunfire detective system – Shot Spotter – indicated multiple rounds had been fired in the area. Additionally, said Officer Truman Fitzgerald, several citizens called 911 reporting someone shot in the alley.
When officers arrived at the public housing community, they found an adult male unresponsive. He was pronounced dead on the scene by Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service.
Woman slain on campus of University of Alabama at Birmingham
December 18, 2020 GMT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) A student who was fatally shot in a parking lot outside the student center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham apparently was killed during a meeting about selling headphones, authorities said Friday.
Police said Destiny Danielle Washington, 20, of Trussville was shot outside Hill Student Center on Thursday night and then driven in a private vehicle to Children’s of Alabama, the hospital where she was pronounced dead, news outlets reported.
Police believe the woman, who was studying nursing, was shot during a meeting arranged to sell headphones, according to a statement by UAB.