BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WIAT ) — Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin issued an urgent plea to the public three days after Saturday’s mass shooting in the Five Points South entertainment district .
“You are as responsible if you’re sitting on the information that leads to the capture and arrest,” Woodfin said. “Do your part. We’re prepared to do ours. We will continue to be aggressive in this open investigation, and we only want to find the killers right now.”
Birmingham police have not announced any arrests, and the FBI and Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama combined are offering up to $100,000 in reward money for information leading to an arrest.
CBS 42 News attended the mayor’s news conference Tuesday morning to ask Woodfin about the measures being taken right now to address public safety. Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond met with the leadership team from Montgomery’s Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit on Tuesday, and there are plans to launch a similar program in Birmingham.
Four candles placed in front of a makeshift memorial where Saturday night’s deadly shooting took place still burn in memory of the four victims: 21-year-old Anitra Holloman, of Bessemer, and Birmingham residents 27-year-old Tahj Booker, 27-year-old Carlos McCain and 26-year-old Roderick Patterson.