BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — A recent string of deadly shootings has put Birmingham’s violent crime problem back in the spotlight. The I-Team looks at the numbers, the police department’s strategy and what community leaders say needs to change. While Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett says homicides are down, he acknowledged that every homicide, shooting, and violent crime represents a life impacted, a family affected, and a community that deserves answers.
Recent homicides
Five people were killed in separate shootings across Birmingham over the span of just a few days last week, a deadly stretch that renewed concerns in neighborhoods across the city.
For Eldridge Knighton, the violence is personal.
Knighton, president of the Morrell Todd Resident Council, lives in the Kingston neighborhood, where two people were killed in separate shootings during that stretch…