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Tag: FIVE POINTS SOUTH

Carlee Russell, David Carpenter Alabama News
'Liberal trash' judge approving early release of Five Points South mass shooting suspect gave Carlee Russell no jail time despite police chief, prosecutor's objections

Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge David Carpenter, who approved a plea agreement for the man now charged in the deadly Five Points West shooting that left four dead and 17 injured, was also responsible for the proverbial slap on the wrist in the kidnapping hoax of Carlee Russell that grabbed national headlines in 2023 and led to the creation of a new state law.

Judge David Carpenter Alabama News
Judge who allowed release of Five Points South shooting suspect denies culpability

A Jefferson County judge is denying culpability for approving a plea deal that allowed the early release of a suspect recently charged in the Five Points South shooting and 10 other cases.

Birmingham City Council Alabama News
'We cannot legislate morality': Birmingham Council promises to deliver justice following deadly mass shooting

The leadership of the Birmingham City Council, along with Public Safety Chair LaTonya Tate, responded to the Sept. 21, Five Points South mass shooting, saying enough is enough.

Birmingham Five Points South shooting Alabama News
$100,000 in rewards offered in Birmingham mass shooting; Over 100 tips received

Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama has received over 100 tips in Birmingham’s Five Points South mass shooting, yet still no arrests have been made.

Five Points South shooting Alabama News
Multiple suspected in Birmingham’s Five Points South mass shooting

Birmingham Police believe a shooting that left four people dead and at least 18 others injured Saturday night was targeted.

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Birmingham city councilwoman ‘at a loss of words’ over shootings in Five Points South neighborhood, asks mayor for help

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Birmingham City Council, councilwoman Crystal Smitherman told Mayor Randall Woodfin she was “at a loss of words” in response to recent shootings in the Five Points South neighborhood, one of which she said happened last weekend.