A woman was shot to death in an east Birmingham neighborhood Saturday night in what police said they believe is a domestic incident.
Birmingham police received a 911 call at 9:11 p.m. that someone was trying to kick in a door at a home in the 1100 block of Kawanda Lane. Moments later, they received a second call of a person shot at the same location.
When East Precinct officers arrived at the home, they found the adult female unresponsive just outside the front door of the residence. She was pronounced dead on the scene.
Sgt. Rod Mauldin said the resident of the home has been detained for questioning. “We do believe this incident is domestic in nature,’' Mauldin said.
One resident said he heard at least two shots fired. Mauldin said he does not know if anyone else was in the home at the time.
Police are asking any neighbors or witnesses who may have been outside at the time and heard or saw something to call investigators at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777. Tips to Crime Stoppers are anonymous and could lead to a cash reward.
The homicide is Birmingham’s 70th so far in 2020. Of those, eight have been ruled justifiable and one accidental and therefore are not deemed criminal. The discovery of human remains recently in southwest Birmingham are included in this year’s numbers though the 17-year-old victim, Daniel Rickett, disappeared and was likely killed in 2018.
In all of Jefferson County, there have been 100 homicides, including the 70 in Birmingham.