Four police officers shot & suspect killed in Birmingham as cops tried to serve warrant after a fight over a dog the-sun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from the-sun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
“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
Alabama News
Cam Ward, a 1993 graduate of Troy University, has been appointed to the University’s Board of Trustees by Gov. Kay Ivey.
Ward’s appointment was approved by the Alabama Senate on Thursday. He will succeed the Honorable Lamar P. Higgins, who passed away in April after an extended illness.
Since December, Ward has served as Director of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles. Prior to the Bureau, Ward was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 2002 where he served for two terms. In 2010, he was elected to the Alabama Senate representing parts of Shelby, Bibb and Chilton County. He was re-elected in 2012 and served as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, a role he held for the last nine years. Additionally, Ward served as President of the Alabama Law Institute.
Judge rules Tuscaloosa city council candidate ineligible
City council to call for special election in District 7 (Source: WBRC) By Ugochi Iloka | April 29, 2021 at 12:27 PM CDT - Updated April 29 at 12:27 PM
TUSCALOOSA , Ala. (WBRC) - Circuit Judge Robert Vance ruled Thursday the Tuscaloosa City Council candidate and winner in the District 7 election is ineligible to hold the office to which he was elected.
Court records show Cassius Lanier has been convicted of five criminal offenses, including a federal felony and four felonies under Alabama law. As of March 2, 2021, the date of the election, he had not been pardoned for any of these offenses. Lanier received a pardon from the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Parole only after the election, on April 13, 2021.