Crime & Safety
Suspect In Sunday Night Homicide Captured
A suspect in a Sunday night crime spree that included a homicide and robbery in Ensley has been captured.
BIRMINGHAM, AL - A suspect in a Sunday evening crime spree that included the shooting death of a woman in her Ensley home and two robbery attempts has been captured by Birmingham police. The suspect's gun fired during his capture but no one was injured. He was taken into custody this morning in east Birmingham.
A report by Alabama Media Group said Birmingham police Sgt. Bryan Shelton reported the incidents began at 5:45 p.m. Sunday when the suspect forced his way into an apartment at 2012 Avenue. He reportedly shot a woman in the torso, then fled, and attempted to steal a car in the parking lot of a Dollar General. When that was unsuccessful, he then robbed a woman in the parking lot of a nearby gas station of her vehicle.
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The name of the shooting victim has not been released.
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