A large quantity of reward cash supplied for data in the lethal mass capturing in Birmingham’s Five Points South is pulling in dozens of suggestions.
Since the $100,000 reward was introduced Monday, Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama has obtained shut to 50 suggestions.
“We haven’t seen anything like this since the Carlee Russell case, when we were getting a tip about every three minutes,’’ said Crime Stoppers Executive Director Bob Copus. “We’ve been very busy – above normal.”
“By far, we’re seeing a huge outpouring from the community concerning this violent crime,’’ Copus said. “The community has had enough.”
The search continues for the gunman who unleashed absolutely automated gunfire right into a crowd of individuals exterior Hush lounge Saturday night time.
Killed have been Carlos De’Juan McCain, 27, Roderick Lynn Patterson Jr., 26, Tahj Booker, 27 and Anitra Holloman, a 21-year-old single mom who misplaced her boyfriend to gun violence two years in the past.
Seventeen different folks have been wounded, together with 4 who sustained life-threatening accidents.
Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond has stated investigators are nonetheless engaged on the speculation that the barrage of automated gunfire was a “hit” — a murder-for-hire focusing on at the very least one of many males killed in the capturing.
He stated he gained’t establish who police imagine was the goal, however two of the victims have been implicated in earlier Birmingham killings.
“There could be multiple motives for the one individual we believe was targeted. Others could have been targeted,’’ Thurmond said. “We’re still looking into that.”
“Some of the individuals killed have extensive criminal histories and because of that, there’s often motivation from others, and there’s people willing to pay to have them killed,’’ the chief said.
More than 100 shots were fired just after 11 p.m. along Magnolia Avenue.
Birmingham police on Tuesday declined to comment on the status of the investigation, but no arrests have yet been made.
The FBI and ATF are assisting police in the probe.
Thurmond said he’s confident they will get those responsible.
“We’re going to hunt you down and we’re going to arrest you,’’ the chief said Monday. “100 percent.”
The FBI and Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama have introduced a mix reward of up to $100,000 for data in a capturing that killed 4, and wounded 17 others.(Contributed)
Woodfin stated this concerning the unidentified shooters:
“It’s easy to see people in a line, who are most likely unarmed because to enter a club you can’t have a weapon on you,’’ he said. “As heinous as this was, it was also one of the most cowardly things we’ve seen. They’re cowards.”
On Monday, the FBI and Crime Stoppers introduced the reward cash – up to $50,000 from every company.
Frank Barefield of Crime Stoppers stated its reward is for data main to the id of the suspects and is the biggest ever supplied by them.
The earlier report was $25,000 after the abuduction of Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney. The 3-year-old was kidnapped from a celebration in 2019 and later discovered murdered. Two folks have been arrested and convicted.
“It’s a life-changing reward,’’ Barefield said, “and you’re totally anonymous.”
The FBI reward is for data that leads to an arrest and a conviction.
“The purpose of (the reward) is to ensure that we root out the violent and heinous individuals that seek to bring violence to our communities,’’ said FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Birmingham Field Office Carlton Peeples.
Copus said the tips coming in are specific.
“We’re not just getting a name, we’re getting a lot of intel such as who was mad at who,’’ Copus said.
“Of course, we don’t evaluate it,’’ he said. “We send it straight over to Birmingham homicide detectives.”
“We don’t know if they’re good tips or bad tips, we just know there are a lot of tips coming in and they’re getting their own tips too,’’ Copus said. “A lot of hours are being poured into this.”
“Hopefully there’s something in there that’s going to get this case solved,’’ he said. “We need to stop this circle of violence.”
You can submit information to police here. You may name investigators at 205-254-1764, Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777, or the FBI at 1-800-.CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324).
