Birmingham Woman Shot To Death In Suspected Domestic Homicide

BIRMINGHAM, AL - A 49-year-old woman was shot to death in her north Birmingham home Saturday morning in what police are saying was a domestic homicide case. The victim, Mia Heard, was the mother of three adult children.

A report by Alabama Media Group said North Precinct officers responded to the house at 1029 34th Street North on a report of a shooting at approximately 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Sgt. Johnny Williams said once inside, they found Heard suffering from gunshots wounds. Birmingham Fire and Rescue arrived and pronounced her dead on the scene.

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Heard is Birmingham's 72nd homicide victim in 2018. Of those, at least five have been ruled justifiable and therefore the Birmingham Police Department does not count them in their year-end tally. In all of Jefferson County, there have been 104 homicides including the 72 in Birmingham.

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