health threats to them for covid. reporter: the city of birmingham just allocated just under $100 million to the police department in next year s budget. every time i get the alert that someone has been killed or shot in our city, i think about my own mother. i consider the grieving mothers out here in our community. reporter: while the mayor says supporting the police department is a priority, he says they also need cooperation from the community. you are not going to arrest your way out of decreasing homicides. you need prevention measures, re-entry measures. and that requires community, partners. help me find the person responsible. reporter: katrina grady is encouraging people to say something when they see a crime take place. police are still looking for who is responsible for kaitlin s shooting, but grady is thankful she still has her daughter. thank you for praying for me. just to know that your child
Alabama city plagued by gun violence
By Ryan Young, Theresa Waldrop and Pamela Kirkland, CNN
Katrina Grady was driving home from her mother’s house on the west side of Birmingham, Alabama, in May when she saw a car on the side of the street, its airbags deployed, so she stopped to see if anyone needed help.
“I’m the type of person, I got to help,” Grady said. “I’m a certified nursing assistant.”
Then people in the neighborhood started shouting, “Get down,” and “Here comes the car that started shooting at this vehicle,” she said.
Grady hit the ground with bullets flying around her when she heard her daughter scream that her sister had been shot.
Alabama s biggest city has a growing gun and homicide problem
Posted: Jul 20, 2021 5:51 PM
Updated: Jul 20, 2021 5:51 PM
Posted By: By Ryan Young, Theresa Waldrop and Pamela Kirkland, CNN
Katrina Grady was driving home from her mother s house on the west side of Birmingham, Alabama, in May when she saw a car on the side of the street, its airbags deployed, so she stopped to see if anyone needed help. I m the type of person, I got to help, Grady said. I m a certified nursing assistant.
Then people in the neighborhood started shouting, Get down, and Here comes the car that started shooting at this vehicle, she said.