11 people killed and 29 injured in five separate shootings linked to the same suspect in Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — 22 years old Damien McDaniel now accused of killing 11 people 29 people were injured in five separate shootings in Birmingham.

McDaniel faces multiple counts of capital murder, assault, attempted murder and premeditated murder in these cases.

The murders and shootings for which McDaniel is charged are as follows:

July 13, 2024 – 3400 Block of 27th Street North

The victims were identified as 24-year-old Lerandus Anderson of Center Point, 39-year-old Stevie McGhee of Birmingham, 42-year-old Markeisha Gettings of Birmingham, and 56-year-old Angela Weatherspoon of Center Point.
There was a birthday party going on that night
Following the mass shooting, Birmingham police said they believed at least one suspect arrived in a vehicle and opened fire on the scene from the street.
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ABC 33/40 later revealed in a series of reports that the venue was unlicensed and has since been closed.

Birmingham Police Department released a statement press conference on tuesday It was stated that 27-year-old Hatarius Woods was also charged with the shooting at Trendsetters Lounge.

“Birmingham is a much safer place with these individuals behind bars,” said Birmingham Police Department Public Information Officer Truman Fitzgerald.

McDaniel was also charged with capital murder and first-degree burglary in connection with the Aug. 13 shooting death of 61-year-old Charlie Herbert Moore. Woods has also been charged in the case.

August 13, 2024 – 3100 block of 43rd Avenue North

Police teams were called to the scene after a stolen vehicle was detected just after 8 p.m.
Police heard gunshots coming from an apartment in the North Birmingham Homes Housing Community, commonly referred to as Vice Hills.
Police later confronted him when they saw a gunman leaving the apartment. During the argument, a police officer opened fire on the suspect. The suspect got into the passenger side of the vehicle, which was determined to be stolen, and left the area.
The chase ended when the suspects abandoned the vehicle in the 4100 Block of Fairmont Place.
Moore was found shot to death inside the apartment during the intervention of the police.
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September 19, 2024 – 604 Bar on 9th Street North

Officers responded to bar 604 just before 9 p.m.
Diontranet Tinae Brown, 35, of Birmingham, was found unresponsive in the living room after being shot.
Officers responded to the scene around 8:50 p.m. and found Brown unresponsive in the lounge with an apparent gunshot wound.
Birmingham Fire and Rescue transported him to UAB Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police say the attack did not appear to be random, but they do not believe Brown was the target.
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September 21, 2024 – 2000 block of Magnolia Avenue South

Four people were killed and 17 others were injured in a mass shooting in Five Points South.
The victims were: Anitra Holloman, 21, of Bessemer, Roderick Lynn Patterson, 26, Junior of Birmingham, Tahj Booker, 27, of Birmingham, Carlos McCain, 27, also of Birmingham. .
According to police, at least 100 shots were fired.
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September 22, 2024 – 700 block of 81st Street South

Birmingham police responded to a shooting around 9:15 p.m.
Thanks to the city’s Shot Spotter technology, it was determined that at least 30 shots were fired.
A man and a woman were taken to hospital by private vehicle
Jamarcus Desean McIntyre, 32, of Birmingham, was pronounced dead by medical personnel.
ABC 33/40 News later confirmed another shooting victim was taken to another hospital. Investigators were working to determine whether this person was shot at the location of the other two victims.
Investigators received a tip that this latest shooting and murder may be connected to Saturday night’s mass shooting.
It is not yet clear whether the shots were fired from a car or whether the suspect or suspects got out of the car before starting to shoot.
Read more about this incident here.

22-year-old Ny’Quan Lollar, 31-year-old Larry Rollins Jr. and Demarco Beck, 29, were also charged in connection with that shooting.

After the arrests were announced, Zachary Holmes was also charged in this case.

While McDaniel has been charged in five separate cases, police are not ignoring the fact that McDaniel may be linked to other unsolved murders.

Police did not say why but BPD PIO Fitzgerald said: “We are investigating some of these murders as paid murders.”

The Birmingham Police Department cited ‘rental payment’ as a possible motive during a press conference about the shooting in Five Points South the day after the incident.

McDaniel’s arrest was announced by BPD on October 16. McDaniel made his first court appearance on Oct. 17 before being charged in connection with the other mass shooting and the August murder.

Court records also show McDaniel pleaded guilty in 2023 to two counts of attempted murder and received a 15-year prison sentence divided by two years with three years of probation.

ABC 33/40 reached out to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office to ask if anything will be done in the future to release McDaniel and keep violent criminals behind bars.

This story will be updated when a response is received.

“As far as them walking the streets, all the evidence points to them having done it, then it’s no use,” said Birmingham resident Harold Johnson.

He said he feels safer for the community knowing that McDaniel, who is accused of multiple fatal shootings, is in custody.

“I think people like that should be removed,” he said.

McDaniel is in the Jefferson County Jail without bond.

The Birmingham Police Department asks anyone with additional information about any of these cases to contact them.

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