Anthony “Tony” Mitchell died after two weeks in police custody at the Walker County Jail in 2023. His death has been ruled a homicide caused by “medical neglect,” according to a report from the Walker County Coroner’s Office.
The Birmingham Police Department is asking for information in connection to a homicide that happened over the weekend.
Homicides and drug deaths are on the rise at one Alabama prison.
More than $107,000 in grants will be going to Birmingham to reduce violent crime in crime-heavy areas.
The Opelika Police Department announced an arrest in a cold case involving the murder of a 4-month-old baby.
Birmingham is experiencing its third year in a row of high homicide rates.