Incident

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6-21-2024 Alabama Birmingham 1-2

Location

June 21, 2024

Oak Tree Apartments
4401 5th Ave S
Birmingham, Alabama

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Daniel Andrews
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Armed Robbery
Name: Rufus Jermaine Brock
Age: 34
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Armed Robbery
Name: Ladarrion Raemon Copes
Age: 29
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator
Defensive Use - Stand Your Ground/Castle Doctrine established
Shootout (where VENN diagram of shooters and victims overlap)
Armed robbery with injury/death and/or evidence of DGU found
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

2nd suspect initially incorrectly reported as deceased;

Guns Involved

3 guns involved.

Type: Unknown

Type: Unknown

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wvtm13.com/article/birmingham-avondale-shooting/61208386

URL: https://www.al.com/news/2024/06/2-dead-at-least-1-wounded-in-shooting-in-birminghams-avondale-community.html

URL: https://www.cbs42.com/news/crime/birmingham-man-killed-in-shootout-identified/

URL: https://www.al.com/news/2024/06/masked-man-thought-killed-in-birmingham-shooting-is-still-alive-officials-say.html

URL: https://police.birminghamal.gov/media-release-152-justifiable-death-ruling-5th-avenue-south/

URL: https://www.al.com/news/2024/09/masked-man-shot-in-head-during-avondale-robbery-charged-with-murder-of-alleged-accomplice.html

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District

Congressional District: 6
State Senate District: 18
State House District: 55