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Montgomery Reaches Another Grim Milestone as Homicides Continue to Rise
Another sad milestone as the 54th Montgomery homicide occurred Sunday (Aug 16) evening at Oak Park in Montgomery. Homicide is simply one human taking the life of another. The Gazette does not limit homicide cases as defined by the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting guidelines. Nor is this report limited to the city limits. Instead, it included the entire county. This overall included two county deaths, one in Ramer (May 20) and the other in Grady (Apr 25). The tally also includes one or more vehicular deaths (Mar 1 and July 1), a stabbing (Apr 14) and a beating (April 12). An MPD employee not on duty was murdered in a domestic case (July 6). Not included is the incident where the MPD returned fire and killed a man who had shot and killed another person (Mar 8). A double homicide where both victims were teenagers occurred off of Hwy 231 below Southern Blvd (Aug 4). Death by other than gunfire is identified.
Jan 6 700 blk of Coliseum Blvd
Jan 12 5900 blk of Monticello Dr
Jan 17 4200 blk Mobile Hwy
Jan 18 2800 blk of Vaughn Plaza Rd
Jan 18 1500 blk of Mobile Hwy
Jan 23 2300 blk of Stella St
Jan 30 1800 blk of Hillsdale Dr
Feb 2 4000 blk of LH Hamilton Rd
Feb 11 700 blk of Sandra St
Mar 1 Eastern Bypass & Vaughan Rd (vehicular manslaughter)
Mar 8 Greenbrook Dr
Mar 9 900 blk W South Blvd
Mar 11 1000 E Blvd (beating- died Apr 12)
Mar 19 2200 Woodley Sq
Apr 1 2200 blk of Cherry St
Apr 10 S Decatur and Arba
Apr 14 Regency Park Comm Ctr (stabbing)
Apr 18 200 blk of E Woodland Dr
Apr 25 Community of Grady
Apr 26 4000 blk of Norman Bridge
Apr 29 1700 blk of Jackson Ferry Rd/Witcher
May 3 1500 blk of Jean St
May 6 2900 blk McQueen St
May 6 4400 Danbury Ct
May 19 1300 blk Woodmere
May 19 Seibles Rd and Narrow Lane
May 20 Radio Two Rd N Peake Rd (Ramer)
May 29 3900 Norman Bridge Rd
May 30 700 blk of Grave’s St
Jun 2 4100 blk Troy Hwy
Jun 4 5000 blk Woods Crossing
Jun 5 N. Panama & Madison
Jun 9 200 blk of Garden Home Circle
Jun 11 1100 blk of Victor Tulane Circle
Jun 19 Elmore Cty Hospital (murder occured in Montgomery)
Jun 20 1500 blk N Decatur St
June 28 5800 Blk Oakleigh Road nr Regency Park
Jun 29 5800 Oakleigh Rd near Regency Prk
June 30 Green Ridge Rd
July 1 Carmichael & Towne Place (vehicular / bicycle)
July 4 3800 Blk of Old Selma Rd in Catoma Creek
July 6 3100 Blk Gentilly Court
July 6 6700 Overview Dr (MPD employee)
July 10 6300 Atlanta Hwy
July 13 900 blk Queensbury Dr
July 26 2200 blk Fairview Ave
Aug 2 300 blk East Ogden Ave
Aug 4 4700 blk of Park Towne Way (2)
Aug 6 2200 Woodley Square West
Aug 9 3200 blk Harrison Rd
Aug 14 4900 blk of Plaza Dr
Aug 17 1200 blk Bassett Dr
Aug 17 Oak Park
Total for 2020 so far thru August **54**
Total for 2019, 45 victims
On August 29th, city leaders gathered at Oak Park, the scene of the latest homicide, to discuss an initiative to promote peace and quell future violence. As city officials looked on, James May, of the Vision Outreach Group, explained very simply that it begins with us, it begins with the home, it begins with the leaders of our community.
Sources: http://www.gunviolencearchive.org
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com
Stats provided by Alabama Gazette staff and are from the listed Sources,
This information is not provided by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
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