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Byron Dedric Steele, of Birmingham, is charged with capital murder in the Sunday evening slaying of 25-year-old Demetrius Antwan Davis Jr. Police said the deadly shooting was carried out in retaliation for a prior shooting involving a family member of the suspect.
The killings are devastating to those who knew and loved the victims, the chief said, but many of them happened because of the victims’ actions and could have been prevented. “So, we need to have a really candid conversation about the things that are transpiring in our city as it relates to homicides and violence,’’ Thurmond said.