Suspect arrested in Five Points South mass shooting
An unidentified man attempts to calm down a woman in the aftermath of a mass shooting in the 2000 block of Magnolia Avenue in Birmingham’s Five Points South neighborhood late Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. Birmingham Police said at least 4 people were killed and dozens were injured in the shooting.
A man from Fairfield is under arrest for the shooting in Five Points South in Birmingham last month that killed four people and injured 17. Damien Laron McDaniel III is charged with capital murder in the case. The 22-year-old is also charged with the murder of two other people, both killed within 72 hours of the Five Points mass shooting. McDaniel is being held in the Jefferson County Jail with no bond.
Among the other victims was 32-year-old Jamarcus McIntyre, who was shot during an apparent robbery near East Lake Park on Sept. 22. Also, 35-year-old Diontranet Brown was killed inside a bar just west of downtown Birmingham on Sept. 19. She was believed to be an innocent bystander.
Birmingham police announced the arrest during a Wednesday press conference.
“It’s tremendous for our community, for our city. I mean, the number of hours that have been put into this investigation is astronomical,” Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond said. “I really applaud the men and women who stepped up to the plate to get it done.”
Police said all three incidents are linked, but have not publicly disclosed what connected the deaths. Three other people were arrested in connection to killing of McIntyre.
“Today was a major step toward justice,” Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said in a statement. “But we’re not yet done. This investigation continues with BPD and we will not rest until our streets are safer. “
Thurmond said a major factor in the arrest were tips that came from citizens through Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama and the FBI.
“There’s all little bits of information that came from various tips. And so there’s just a lot of things that really assisted in putting this investigation together. The tips were critical. We applaud the community for coming forward. We’ve never had that many tips in any case before,” Thurmond said.
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