A large crowd was gathered in a parking lot where drivers were doing burnouts and donuts when a vehicle doing a burnout struck another car in the parking lot. That's when police say Ronald Demetrius White immediately opened fire.
where drivers were doing burnouts and donuts. According to police and to a video circulating on social media, a vehicle doing a burnout struck another vehicle in the parking lot.Video of the incident showed a male opening fire immediately after a silver Infiniti was struck. Officer Truman Fitzgerald said police saw White outside of that vehicle immediately after the shooting.
Birmingham detectives presented their evidence to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, which issued the murder warrant.Fitzgerald said police believer there were also other shooters. They are asking for witnesses to come forward.Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, hours after the deadly shooting, lashed out against exhibition driving in the city after a young mother was shot to death and four others injured early Sunday morning.
“Exhibition driving is out of control in the city of Birmingham,’’ Woodfin said. “It is not isolated to one part of town but occurring across the city on public streets and too often in private parking lots where no one has granted permission. Exhibition driving is dangerous, and it is a crime.”“The city of Birmingham will do everything possible to enforce the law, but the truth is the current laws are not strong enough,’’ the mayor said. “The maximum penalty is a ticket for reckless driving.
Woodfin said the city will work immediately with state lawmakers to obtain tougher laws to end “this public menace.”“She was my go-to person,’’ said Winston’s mother, Keizia Gaines said. “My world, my rider. We were together every day.”Anyone with information is asked to call Birmingham homicide detectives at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.
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