11 killed, 29 injured in five separate Birmingham shootings linked to same suspect

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — 22-year-old Damien McDaniel is now accused of killing 11 people and injuring 29 others in five separate shootings in Birmingham.

McDaniel is facing several counts of capital murder, assault, attempted murder and intentional murder in these cases.

Here are the following homicides and shootings McDaniel has been charged in:

July 13, 2024 - 3400 Block of 27th Street North

•The victims were identified as 24-year-old Lerandus Anderson of Center Point, 39-year-old Stevie McGhee of Birmingham, 42-year-old Markeisha Gettings of Birmingham, and 56-year-old Angela Weatherspoon of Center Point.

•A birthday party was being held that night

•After the mass shooting, Birmingham police said they believe at least one suspect drove by in a vehicle and fired shots from the street into the venue.

•ABC 33/40 later uncovered in a series of reports that the venue was unlicensed and has since been shut down.

Birmingham Police Department announced in a news conference Tuesday that 27-year-old Hatarius Woods was also indicted in the shooting at Trendsetters Lounge.

"Birmingham is a much safer place with these individuals behind bars," said Birmingham Police Department Public Information Officer Truman Fitzgerald.

McDaniel was also indicted on capital murder and first-degree burglary in connection to the shooting death of 61-year-old Charlie Herbert Moore on August 13. Woods is also charged in connection to the case.

August 13, 2024 - 3100 block of 43rd Avenue North

•Just after 8 p.m., officers were called to that location on reports that a stolen vehicle had been spotted.

•Police heard gunshots coming from an apartment in the area of the North Birmingham Homes Housing Community commonly referred to as Vice Hills.

•Officers then saw a person with a gun leave the apartment and confronted him. •During the confrontation, an officer shot at the suspect. The suspect got into the passenger side of the vehicle that had been reported stolen and left the area.

•The chase ended when the suspects abandoned the vehicle in the 4100 Block of Fairmont Place.

•Moore was found shot to death inside the apartment by responding officers.

September 19, 2024 - 604 Bar on 9th Street North

•Officers responded to the 604 bar just before 9 p.m.

•35-year-old Diontranet Tinae Brown of Birmingham was found unresponsive in the lounge after being shot

•Officers responded to the scene around 8:50 p.m. and found Brown unresponsive inside the lounge with an apparent gunshot wound.

•Birmingham Fire & Rescue transported her to UAB Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

•Police say the shooting does not appear to be random, but do not believe Brown was the intended target.

September 21, 2024 - 2000 block of Magnolia Avenue South

•Four people were killed and 17 others were injured in a mass shooting in Five Points South

•The victims were: 21-year-old Anitra Holloman, of Bessemer, 26-year-old Roderick Lynn Patterson, Junior of Birmingham, 27-year-old Tahj Booker, of Birmingham, 27-year-old Carlos McCain, also of Birmingham.

•At least 250 shots were fired, according to police.

September 22, 2024 - 700 block of 81st Street South

•Birmingham police responded to a shooting around 9:15 p.m.

Through the city's Shot Spotter technology, it was determined at least 30 shots were fired.

•A man and woman were both taken to the hospital by private vehicle

32-year-old Jamarcus Desean McIntyre, of Birmingham, was pronounced dead by medical staff.

•ABC 33/40 News then confirmed another shooting victim was taken to another hospital. Investigators were working to determine if this person was shot where the other two victims were.

•Investigators received a tip that this latest shooting and homicide may be connected to Saturday night's mass shooting.

•It's unclear if the shots were fired from a car or if a suspect or suspects got out of a car before they started shooting.

22-year-old Ny'Quan Lollar, 31-year-old Larry Rollins Jr., and 29-year-old Demarco Beck have also all been charged in connection to this shooting.

After those arrests were announced, Zachary Holmes was later charged in that case too.

With McDaniel being charged in five separate cases, police are not ruling out the fact that McDaniel could potentially be linked to other unsolved homicides.

Police have not laid out the motive, however, BPD PIO Fitzgerald said, "We are investigating some of these homicides as paid-for-hire murders."

Birmingham Police Department mentioned 'paid for hire' as a possible motive during a news conference related to the Five Points South shooting the day after the incident.

McDaniel's arrest was announced by BPD on October 16. McDaniel made his first court appearance on October 17, prior to being indicted on the other mass shooting and the August homicide.

Court records also show McDaniel pleaded guilty to two cases of attempted murder in 2023, receiving a sentence of 15 years split two years to serve with three years on probation.

ABC 33/40 did reach out to the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office asking about McDaniel's release and what if anything will be done in the future to keep violent offenders behind bars.

"As far as them walking the streets, all of the evidence appears they did it, then no no good," reacted Birmingham resident Harold Johnson.

He said he feels safer for the community knowing McDaniel, who is accused of several deadly shootings, is in custody.

"I feel like people like that need to be put away," he said.

McDaniel is in the Jefferson County Jail with no bond.

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