Incident

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12-11-2023 Alabama Birmingham (Forestdale) 2-1

Location

December 11, 2023

200 block of Chickasaw Dr
Birmingham (Forestdale), Alabama

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Johnathan Keith Cottingham
Age: 13
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Louis Craig IV
Age: 19
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Leon Walker Jr.
Age: 20
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)

Notes

Suspect shot and killed two victims in parking lot of apartment on Crabapple Ln; victims found in crashed vehicle one block away suspect arrested 02/28/2024; alternate spelling "Jonathan"

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.al.com/news/2023/12/13-year-old-among-2-killed-in-targeted-shooting-in-jefferson-county-3rd-teen-escaped-unharmed.html

URL: https://www.al.com/news/2024/01/man-wanted-in-jefferson-county-shooting-that-killed-2-teens.html

URL: https://abc3340.com/news/local/20-year-old-arrested-for-december-killing-of-two-teens-leon-walker-lakewood-drive-forestdale-louis-craig-jonathan-cottingham-capital-murder-homicide-gun-violence#

URL: https://www.al.com/news/2024/12/i-pray-hes-at-peace-family-gathers-to-remember-2-teens-killed-one-year-ago-today-in-jefferson-county.html

District

Congressional District: 7
State Senate District: 20
State House District: 60