Birmingham Mayor Announces $125,000 Fund To Combat Gun Violence Against Children - Birmingham, AL - Crime Stoppers will administer the fund to provide reward money for those who provide information leading to arrests in five separate cases.
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin, joined by nearly two dozen faith leaders, on Tuesday announced a $125,000 fund to help solve crimes against six children under the age of 10 who have been shot in Birmingham so far this year.
One of the children, Major Turner, 2, died Feb. 5, just hours after someone riddled his Kimbrough Homes apartment with gunfire. Arrests have been made in only one of the cases.
The Gun Violence Against Children Fund will be used to provide money leading to the arrest of individuals responsible in the separate shootings. A $25,000 reward will be available for each case.