“There are real issues in America right now . where unarmed Black men have been shot by white officers,’’ Woodfin said. “This is not one of those instances and this is not the case.”
The Birmingham Times
After an officer-involved shooting death of a 28-year-old Black man on Easter Sunday and calls from Black Lives Matter Birmingham to step down, Mayor Randall Woodfin said he will not resign.Â
Last month, Desmon Ray Jr. was killed by Birmingham Police on Easter Sunday when responding to a domestic dispute call in the 200 block of Ninth Avenue West.Â
On Monday, Black Lives Matter Birmingham called for the resignations of Woodfin and Police Chief Patrick Smith, stating their handling of the police killing of Ray is âunacceptable.âÂ
During a virtual news conference on Tuesday, Woodfin said pointedly: âI want to make this point very clear, I will not be resigning.âÂ
Longtime lawman Mike Gillis passes away Mike Gillis, a well-known law enforcement officer in the Wiregrass, passed away Saturday from complications related to COVID-19. (Source: WTVY) By WTVY Staff | January 24, 2021 at 12:45 PM CST - Updated January 25 at 12:20 PM
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Mike Gillis, a well-known law enforcement officer in the Wiregrass, passed away Saturday from complications related to COVID-19.
Gillis, of Samson, has served in a variety of roles through the years including time as an Alabama State Trooper and an investigator with the Alabama Bureau of Investigation. He was also very active in Samson and Geneva County serving the community in various capacities over the years.
what you see now is a conclusion of a brief but informative press conference in bam ma where the 5-year-old boy has been safely rescued from the local department working with the fbi, the alabama bureau of investigations as well in a coordinated effort to secure the release of this young boy treated presently at the hospital is uninjured but is being observed hopefully with his family as well at this time. take it back to jonathan who is live at the scene. we will discuss some of the details of this press conference. law enforcement officials confirming what we have been hearing from our law enforcement source earlier in the day around 3:12 local time there was a big break in the case the little boy was rescued, that 5-year-old boy who was held in that bunker in what would have been going into it it s 7th day.