Mayor Randall L. Woodfin has announced a public safety partnership which has secured $125,000 to combat gun violence against children in the City of Birmingham. Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama will administer the Stop Gun Violence Against Children Fund in order to provide reward money for information leading to the arrest of individuals responsible in five separate cases involving children under the age of 10.
A $25,000 reward will be available for each case.
In coordination with Mayor Woodfin, faith leaders representing more than 20 churches and organizations in the city committed to creating the Stop Gun Violence Against Children Fund. These faith organizations provided contributions ranging from $500 to $10,000.
The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) has committed $25,000.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has made a commitment of $10,000.
The rewards will be offered through Crime Stoppers.
Call Crime Stoppers at 205.254.7777.
Email Crime Stoppers at crimestoppersmetroal.org.
The Five Cases
Read below about the five cases identified for the Stop Gun Violence Against Children Fund. If you or someone you know can provide information that leads to an arrest in those cases, you could receive a $25,000 reward.
- Feb. 4, 2021: Someone fired shots into two-year-old Major Turner’s home around 10 p.m. in the Kimbrough Homes Housing Community. Turner died on Feb. 5, 2021.
- April 4, 2021: A five-year-old boy was one of five people shot and injured at Patton Park on Easter Sunday shortly before 7 p.m. A 32-year-old woman was killed in the incident in the 1200 block of Sipsey Street.
- May 7, 2021: A nine-year-old boy was injured when someone fired into his home in the 4700 block of Avenue T.
- May 18, 2021: An eight-year-old girl was shot and injured in her car after her family stopped to help another motorist in the 1400 block of Warrior Road around 9:30 p.m.
- May 22, 2021: A five-year-old boy was shot and injured along with two adults in their car in the 8300 block of 1st Avenue North.
No one has been arrested in these cases.
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Participating Faith Organizations
The churches and pastors involved in the Gun Violence Against Children Fund include:
- 45th Street Baptist, Pastor Andra Sparks
- Birmingham Islamic Society, Ashfaq Taufique
- Birmingham Metro Baptist Association
- Church of the Highlands, Pastor Chris Hodges
- Faith Chapel, Pastor Mike Moore
- Faith Walkers Church, Pastor Kelvin Bryant
- Greater New Heights Missionary Baptist, Pastor Alphonso Bowen
- Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Pastor Michael Wesley
- Guiding Light Church, Bishop Jim Lowe, Sr.
- Independent Presbyterian Church
- More Than Conquerors, Pastor Steve Green
- Mt. Zion Cathedral, Bishop Awalski Moore
- New Rising Star Church, Pastor Thomas Beavers
- Rebirth Christian Fellowship, Pastor Doug Taylor
- Refresh Church, Bishop Stephen Davis
- Revelation Church Ministries, Pastor Mike McClure, Sr.
- The Rock Church, Pastor Mike McClure, Jr.
- Sardis Missionary Baptist, Rev. Kurt Clark
- Sixth Avenue Baptist, Pastor John Cantelow III
- Temple Beth-El, Rabbi Steven Slater
- Trinity Baptist, Rev. John King
- Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham, Rev. Julie Conrady
- Vapor Thrift Store, Church of the Highlands
- The Worship Center, Bishop Van Moody
Watch the June 8, 2021 News Conference Announcing the
Stop Gun Violence Against Children Fund
