3 killed in separate car wrecks Monday in Birmingham (Source: WVUE) By WBRC Staff | February 9, 2021 at 8:35 AM CST - Updated February 9 at 8:35 AM
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office reports three people were killed in separate car wrecks Monday.
Joshua Alexander Plourde, 25, was killed in a single-vehicle accident on 1st Avenue South in Birmingham around 7:30 a.m.
Denzel Lorenzo Billups, 30, died just after 3 p.m. after his motorcycle was involved in a two-vehicle wreck on Pearson Avenue at 17th Place SW.
Malera Shanell Staples, 24, was killed in a single-vehicle accident on I-59 South at mile marker 123. The accident happened around 10:45 p.m.
5 killed in Birmingham in 7 days; Authorities release names of 2 recent victims
Updated Feb 08, 2021;
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Authorities have released the names of two men killed in separate homicides in Birmingham in recent days.
One of the homicides happened Thursday, Feb. 4, and the other on Sunday, Feb. 7. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as Edward Dee Stewart III, 33, of Pinson, and Ladarius Bloxom, 30, of Birmingham.
They are two of five homicides that have taken place in the city in just seven days. A 75-year-old woman, Eula Mae Moore, was killed in her home on Feb. 1. The manner of death of her adult son, who was found dead at the same time, has not yet been released.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the 74-year-old man who died after he was caught in the crossfire of a shooting in the Shawnee neighborhood in January.
Hoover High student ID’d as teen killed at family gathering in Center Point
Updated Feb 05, 2021;
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Authorities have released the name of a 17-year-old killed in a shooting at a family gathering.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Camari DeVaughn Tyus. He was a student at Hoover High School and had previously played basketball at Ramsay High School in Birmingham.
Hoover City Schools released this statement Friday morning: “We are heartbroken by the passing of one of our students. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to the family after this tragic loss. Counselors are on hand to help those trying to process this loss.”