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The Birmingham Times A five-member public safety task force made up of lawyers, former law enforcement and community leaders on Thursday released its first report with recommendations to “reform and reimagine” Birmingham police department policies and procedures. The task force, formed in July during a heightened period of civil unrest that swept the country and also parts of downtown Birmingham, was given 90 days to provide a roadmap for ways the city can improve public safety.  Among the recommendations in the 86-page “Reform and Reimagine Birmingham Public Safety” re...

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times The conference room on the sixth floor of the Renasant Bank office in downtown Birmingham overlooks City Hall, Linn Park, the Jefferson County Courthouse, and the Boutwell Auditorium, as well parts of the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex. Inside the conference room, bank executive Tracey Morant Adams—regal, calm, and professional with cell phone, black notebook (very important, as we’ll learn), and pen nearby—takes time to talk about something that’s not only part of her resume but also her persona: community responsibility, which is more th...

>> okay. a question we might want to ask in the future. thank you so much, joy. appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> joining me on the phone, someone who witnessed the deadly shooting. erica wright. thank you so much for being with us. our thoughts and prayers do go out to the people of chattanooga and all of tennessee tonight. tell us what you saw. >> yes. we were in the salon working two doors down from the army/navy recruiting center. we heard one loud pop. and it sounded like a car back firing or something like that. so we went to the door in the front windows to see what it was. and whe...

Of the city? >> reporter: i don't know. he could have. thank you. i appreciate your time. >> joining me on the phone, someone who witnessed the deadly shooting. erica wright. thank you for being with us. our thoughts and prayers doing with the people of chattanooga and all of tennessee. tell us what you saw. >> yes. we were in the salon working two doors down from the army/navy recruiting center. we heard one loud pop. and it sounded like a car back firing or something like that. so we went to the door in the front windows to see what it was. and when we got to the windows, we looked down the ...

quickly to the tragedy that we've had. >> he reportedly killed four marines and injured three others. authorities are still investigating with potential connections to. officials say the suspect was not on the fbi's radar before today's rampage. but breaking tonight, the alleged shooter's father was in fact investigated several years ago for possible terror ties. joining us on the ground in chattanooga, tennessee, our own john roberts. what do you know about that? >> reporter: good evening to you. a pumt at least a tow truck has pulled out in front of the reserve center. they may be ...