‘No Superman is coming to save Birmingham’: Woodfin calls for change as city nears record homicide number

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‘No Superman is coming to save Birmingham’: Woodfin calls for change as city nears record homicide number

As Birmingham nears a record-breaking number of homicides, Mayor Randall Woodfin addressed rampant gun violence and vowed that 2025 will be better.

Flanked by 145 weapons from the police department’s evidence room, Woodfin recorded a 35-minute plus video in the Real Time Crime Center talking about the killings and the need for a change of hearts.

There have been 146 slayings so far in Birmingham this year. One of those was a deadly shooting by a police officer that BPD does not include in its homicide tally.