JeffCo had record overdose deaths in 2020
Overdose deaths surging in Jefferson County By Steve Crocker | April 7, 2021 at 10:21 PM CDT - Updated April 7 at 10:21 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office reported three more suspected overdose deaths in Jefferson County Tuesday night. This comes in addition to three women who died of suspected overdoses in the Center Point area Monday.
Jefferson County’s Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates says the county hit a record 302 drug overdoses in 2020, a 28% increase from 2019. He says the culprit is easy to spot.
“In a decedent who dies of an overdose, we’re seeing fentanyl and cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine or fentanyl and heroin” says Yates.
Family sought for 3 who died in Jefferson County in recent weeks
Updated Apr 08, 2021;
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding family members for three people who have died in Jefferson County in recent weeks.
No foul play is suspected in any of the deaths, but their bodies are ready to be released for burial and the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has been unable to locate next of kin to notify them.
Johnnie William Harris
Johnnie William Harris, a 72-year-old Black male, was found dead March 29. Birmingham police went to his apartment in the 7700 block of Third Ave South on a welfare check and found him dead just before 7:30 p.m. He died of natural causes.
Missing Homewood man found dead in Shades Creek
Updated 7:44 AM;
A man reported missing by his family nearly two weeks ago was found dead in Shades Creek.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Joshua Chase Callender. He was 28 and lived in Homewood.
Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said Callender left his home with the family dog on March 27. He was then possibly seen three days later – March 31 – in the 1900 block of South Lakeshore.
On April 6, Yates said, a citizen discovered the family dog and a backpack belonging to Callender at a local nature preserve and returned them to the family. On Wednesday, Homewood police searched the area and found Callender floating in Shades Creek at an I-65 bridge support.
Authorities need help identifying decomposing body found in Bush Hills Community The remains were found at a home on Eufaula Avenue Tuesday afternoon. (Source: WBRC) By WBRC Staff | April 8, 2021 at 11:07 AM CDT - Updated April 8 at 12:03 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Authorities are asking for the public’s help identifying remains found inside a vacant home in the Bush Hills Community.
The body was found Tuesday afternoon at a home located at 1438 Eufaula Avenue.
A nearby resident said a homeless man, who had not been seen for several months, was known to sit on the front porch of the house and was known by the nickname “Jerry Wayne”.
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