BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin released a statement via Facebook Friday morning regarding four homicides happening over the course of three days in Birmingham.
On Wednesday, Isiah Anthony was shot and found lying in the roadway near a home in the 2100 block of 1700 block of Laurel Avenue SW. Later that night, a man was found shot to death at Brother Bryan Park. Diontranet Tinae Brown, 35, was shot at a bar Thursday and transported to UAB Hospital, where she later died from her injuries. Early Friday morning, Tremayne Long was shot during an assault inside of a package store in Birmingham around 12:40 a.m.
Mayor Woodfin released the following statement Friday:
Tragically, we have had four homicides occur between Wednesday and Friday. While we mourn all deaths of our community members and support Birmingham police in their investigation, I truly believe these deaths could have been avoided.
One of these homicides occurred in a front yard. According to the preliminary investigation there was a verbal altercation, no physical fight. Literally straight from words to pulling out guns.
The second occurred in a public park. Preliminary investigations found that there was a verbal altercation in the park earlier that day. Hours later, another argument escalated into gunshots, resulting in death.
The third occurred outside of a package store at 3:15 a.m. Preliminary investigation reveals that a verbal altercation escalated to a physical fight between two men. One man pulled out a gun and fatally shot the other.
The fourth occurred in a lounge, when someone shot into the location. Police believe it was targeted.
In all four tragedies, we see the same patterns repeated – adults using bullets to solve disputes. These aren’t random acts of violence – it’s people who know each other disregarding human life just because of a disagreement.
Arguments should not end in death.
Randall Woodfin