Tag: violent crime Alabama

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Mobile Sets All-Time Homicide Record With 50th Killing of 2021

James Bullard, December 22, 2021July 21, 2026

Mobile Police opened the city’s 50th homicide investigation of 2021 on Dec. 14, setting an all-time record and surpassing the previous high of 49 killings in 2017, as officials point to retaliatory violence and roll out new hotspot policing measures.

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Prichard Police Identify Victim in Fatal Shooting at St. Stephens Wood Apartments

James Bullard, October 14, 2015

Prichard police identified a 21-year-old Whistler man as the victim of a fatal shooting at an apartment complex, marking the city’s 19th homicide of the year.