Laceys Spring, AL Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Brooks

Name

Landon Brooks

Age

5

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

At around 5:20 p.M., east precinct officers were dispatched to a car accident call in the 1700 block of indian summer drive.Officers arrived on the scene when they observed a wrecked vehicle in the front yard of a residence. Officers observed the vehicle had been shot into. Upon further investigation of the vehicle, officers observed three gunshot victims inside the vehicle.Birmingham fire and rescue personnel arrived and pronounced all three victims deceased.The preliminary investigation suggests the victims were inside their vehicle in the 1700 block of indian summer drive (near the entrance to echo highlands park) when they were shot in a targeted shooting

Agency

Birmingham

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cold-case-record__Berry

Name

Arkia Berry

Age

28

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

At around 5:20 p.M., east precinct officers were dispatched to a car accident call in the 1700 block of indian summer drive.Officers arrived on the scene when they observed a wrecked vehicle in the front yard of a residence. Officers observed the vehicle had been shot into. Upon further investigation of the vehicle, officers observed three gunshot victims inside the vehicle.Birmingham fire and rescue personnel arrived and pronounced all three victims deceased.The preliminary investigation suggests the victims were inside their vehicle in the 1700 block of indian summer drive (near the entrance to echo highlands park) when they were shot in a targeted shooting

Agency

Birmingham

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cold-case-record__Bradberry

Name

Jonathan Bradberry

Age

55

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

At approximately 10:55 p.M., north precinct officers responded to a call of a single vehicle collision on interstate 65 (I-65) north and 32nd avenue exit. While en route, the call was updated to a person shot.When officers arrived on the scene, they observed the victim in the driver’s seat of the vehicle, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.Birmingham fire and rescue services arrived on the scene and transported the victim to uab hospital. Shortly after arrival, the victim was pronounced deceased by uab medical staff.The preliminary investigation suggests that the victim was traveling on I-65 north when shots were fired into his vehicle, wounding the victim. Construction workers heard shots being fired, and shortly after the vehicle crashed into the highway’s concrete media

Agency

Birmingham

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cold-case-record__Jackson

Name

Mahogany Jackson

Age

20

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

At approximately 2:19 a.M. South precinct officers were responding to a call of a deceased person on the side of the road at 17th street sw and laurel avenue.When officers arrived on the scene, they observed the victim lying unresponsive on the side of the road, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.Birmingham fire and rescue services arrived on the scene and pronounced the victim deceased.The preliminary investigation suggests that a citizen observed the victim lying on the side of the road and called 911 emergency services.The victim was reported missing on sunday, february 25, 2024, by a family member.

Agency

Birmingham

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cold-case-record__Frazier-Turner

Name

Jamycah Frazier-Turner

Age

12

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

At around 4:50 p.M., west precinct officers were dispatched to a juvenile shot call in the 1300 block of pike road.Officers arrived on the scene and then entered an alleyway when they discovered a 12-year-old boy suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.Birmingham fire and rescue personnel arrived on the scene and transported the victim to children’s hospital with life-threatening injuries. Children’s hospital staff pronounced the victim deceased.The preliminary investigation has revealed the victim was at a family friend’s house and was handling a firearm when he may have accidentally shot himself.Currently, we do not believe someone else shot the victim.

Agency

Birmingham

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cold-case-record__Jones

Name

Daryl Jones

Age

62

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

At approximately 11 pm, west precinct officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of 48th street ensley on report of a shot spotter alert. The call was updated to two people shot.Officers arrived on the scene and then entered the backyard of a residence when they observed the two victims suffering from gunshot wounds.Birmingham fire and rescue personnel arrived on the scene and then transported both victims to uab hospital with life-threatening injuries. Uab hospital staff pronounced both victims deceased.The preliminary investigation revealed both victims were at a residence when an unknown suspect(s) fired shots at them. We believe at least one of the victims was targeted.

Agency

Birmingham

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cold-case-record__Johnson Jr

Name

Todd Johnson Jr

Age

16

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

At approximately 8:09 p.M., officers from the west precinct responded to a call of a person shot. Upon arrival officer observed a vehicle that collided into a residence. Further investigation revealed a male unresponsive in the passenger seat suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced deceased on the scene. Officer were also alerted of a person down at the corner of 57th street and avenue p. It was determined he was wounded by gunfire and succumb to his injuries as well. The preliminary investigation suggests both victims were inside the same vehicle when they were shot. Detectives believe the second victim ran from the location and collapsed at 57th street and ave p. Details of what lead to this incident are under investigation. There are no suspects in custody. Updates will be provided as this case develops.

Agency

Birmingham

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cold-case-record__Snow

Name

Justin Snow

Age

38

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

At approximately 7:45 pm, west precinct officers were dispatched to interstate 59 south just after the arkadelphia road on-ramp on report of a person shot. Officers arrived on the scene and observed a white 2008 ford edge that had collided into the median. Officers observed the driver suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Birmingham fire and rescue personnel arrived on the scene and pronounced the victim deceased. The preliminary investigation suggests the victim was traveling from the “downtown area” prior to the shooting. Detectives are asking if anyone was traveling along this route between 7:15 pm – 7:45 pm that has a dashcam to please contact us directly.

Agency

Birmingham

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cold-case-record__Contreras

Name

Armondo Contreras

Age

43

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

At approximately 7:00 p.M., officers from east precinct observed a pick up truck traveling on the wrong side of the road in the 9100 block of parkway east. Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop and the suspect stopped at tienda y taqueria mexican restaurant in the 8500 block of 1st avenue north. The suspect exited the vehicle and fled inside the restaurant. Officers pursued the suspect into the restaurant. The suspect began to throw glass bottles at the officers. The officers responded by deploying their conducted electrical weapons (tasers) at the suspect. A physical altercations ensued and the suspect gained control of one of the officer’s tasers. During the confrontation officers discharged their firearms striking the suspect. The suspect continued to fight officers before ultimately collapsing

Agency

Birmingham

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cold-case-record__Hamrick

Name

James Hamrick

Age

91

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

James hamrick, (91), w/m, 6’0” 150lbs, brown eyes, grey hair, of fultondale, alabama. Mr. Hamrick was last seen on tuesday, december 29, 2020, at the va hospital (700 19th street south) at around 6 pm. He was wearing a plaid blue shirt, blue jeans, and a beige jacket. He left the location driving a 2014 white chevrolet impala alabama license plate #tfb094. Family members haven’t seen nor heard from him since. Mr. Hamrick suffers from a medical condition that may affect his judgment.

Agency

Birmingham

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cold-case-record__Entrekin

Name

Joseph Entrekin

Age

33

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Joseph entrekin was last seen on friday, march 19, 2021 around the 1600 block of 12th avenue south while he was on foot. Mr. Entrekin has not been seen nor heard from since then. He suffers from mental conditions which affects his judgment and behavior

Agency

Birmingham

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cold-case-record__Brown

Name

Jamarcus Brown

Age

27

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

On 01/21/2019, Investigator responded to a murder at 300 Chestnut Street. Investigation is ongoing at this time.

Agency

Knoxville

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cold-case-record__Thomas

Name

James Thomas

Age

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Agency

Knoxville

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