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Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall speaks on recent violence Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (Source: Russell Jones WBRC) By Russell Jones | April 18, 2021 at 11:30 AM CDT - Updated April 18 at 11:34 AM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall was honoring Lt. Stephens Williams this week, the Moody police officer killed in the line of duty last June. Marshall says the violence towards law enforcement is a problem across the country. According to Marshall, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing more violence at home, and the lack of respect for law enforc...

Chief Patrick Smith said a series of shootings over the past week has the community concerned. He said the department is doing everything it can to address every single incident and bring justice to every single victim. But he says in order to do that, the “no snitch” culture must end.

Accused cop killer pleads guilty in 2019 slaying of Birmingham police Sgt. Wytasha Carter Updated Feb 22, 2021; Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr announced that Jeremy Elwin Owens, 33, today pleaded guilty to capital murder and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. He avoided the death penalty by taking the plea. He also pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder in the wounding of Officer Lucas Allums and for shooting at Sgt. Talana Brown. He received life in the two attempted murder convictions. Carr said the plea ends the criminal case, “but we know the effec...

#JusticeForMajor: Birmingham police chief pleads for tips in shooting death of toddler Share Updated: 9:20 AM CST Feb 22, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital Share Updated: 9:20 AM CST Feb 22, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript good evening. First, I would like to take a moment to express my heartfelt condolences to majors mother, Miss Smith, their family and the community at large. Today, for me is a call for action, for help and, most importantly, a call for simple, decent humanity. 14 days ago, two year old Major Turner's life was taken away at the hands of a s...

A little boy killed in a hail of gunfire inside a west Birmingham apartment had a big laugh, a huge personality and a bright future, according to those closest to him. “I told him all the time I thought he’d be president,’’ said the toddler’s godmother, Domonique Howard. “He did not deserve this. He was just an innocent baby who had so much ahead of him in his future.”