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LINKED TO MCDANIEL? WELL, BRITTANY, DATING BACK TO 2019 WHEN HE WAS ONLY 17 YEARS OLD, MCDANIEL HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SHOOTING 44 PEOPLE, WHILE A 2021 ATTEMPTED MURDER CASE WAS DISMISSED. THE CONVICTED TRIGGER MAN IS NOW ACCUSED OF KILLING 11 PEOPLE IN JUST 68 DAYS. IN A YOUTUBE DOCUMENTARY EARLIER THIS YEAR, DAMIEN MCDANIEL WAS PRETTY OUTSPOKEN ABOUT THE MOTIVE BEHIND SOME OF BIRMINGHAM’S GUN VIOLENCE. I WOULD DO THE SAME THING TO YOU, SO WHY NOT DO IT TO THEM? WHY SHOW THEM COMPASSION WHEN THEY AIN’T GONNA SHOW YOUR FOLK NO COMPASSION? NOW THE FAIRFIELD MAN STANDS ACCUSED OF KILLING 11 PEOPLE AND SHOOTING 30 OTHERS. THIS SUMMER, FROM JULY TO SEPTEMBER. THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR UPWARDS TO 30% OF OUR HOMICIDES. BIRMINGHAM IS MOST DEFINITELY A SAFER PLACE WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS BEHIND BARS. WHILE BIRMINGHAM POLICE CLAIM MCDANIEL HAD HELP, THE MAJORITY OF THE VICTIMS ARE LINKED TO HIS GUN. AFTER DIGGING THROUGH COURT RECORDS, WE MAPPED OUT THE DEADLY CRIME SPREE. POLICE CONNECT TO MCDANIEL STARTING JULY 13TH ON 37TH STREET NORTH. MCDANIEL AND ONE OTHER MAN ARE ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE ON A BIRTHDAY PARTY AT THE TRENDSETTERS VENUE. FOUR KILLED, TEN MORE INJURED. EXACTLY ONE MONTH LATER, INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE MCDANIEL AND THE SAME CODEFENDANT GUNNED DOWN 61 YEAR OLD CHARLIE MOORE AND HIS VICE HILLS APARTMENT. FAST FORWARD FIVE WEEKS AND POLICE ACCUSE MCDANIEL OF SHOOTING DEONTE BROWN OUTSIDE THE 604 LOUNGE ON NINTH STREET NORTH, THEN WITHIN JUST 48 HOURS, HUNDREDS OF ROUNDS WERE FIRED IN THE HEART OF THE FIVE POINT SOUTH ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. MCDANIEL STANDS CHARGED WITH KILLING FOUR MORE PEOPLE AND INJURING 17 OTHERS IN A MASS SHOOTING, WHICH MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES. FINALLY, THE VERY NEXT DAY, MCDANIEL AND THREE OTHER MEN ARE ACCUSED OF SHOOTING JAMARCUS MCINTYRE TO DEATH DURING A ROBBERY. WHILE POLICE ARE NOT RELEASING A MOTIVE IN THESE CASES, THE PROSPECT MCDANIEL WAS A HIRED KILLER IS BEING EXPLORED. WE MOST CERTAINLY ARE INVESTIGATING SOME OF THESE HOMICIDES AS ACTUAL PAY FOR HIRE MURDERS. NOW, MCDANIEL AND HIS OTHER FOUR CO-DEFENDANTS WERE ALL INDICTED LAST FRIDAY AFTER LIKELY COURT APPEARANCES NEXT WEEK. THE NEXT MAIN STEP IN THEIR CASES WOULD
'30% of our homicides': Fairfield man linked to 11 homicides in 68 days
In a YouTube documentary earlier this year, Damien McDaniel was pretty outspoken about the motive behind some of Birmingham's gun violence.“A (expletive) will do the same thing to you, so why not do it to them? Why show them compassion when they ain't go show your folks no compassion,” McDaniel said.Now, the Fairfield man stands accused of killing 11 people and shooting 30 others this summer.“From July to September, these individuals were responsible for upwards to 30% of our homicides. Birmingham is most definitely a safer place with these individuals behind bars,” Birmingham police officer Truman Fitzgerald said.While Birmingham police claim McDaniel had help, the majority of the victims are linked to his gun. After digging through court records, we mapped out the deadly crime spree police connect to McDaniel.Starting July 13 on 37th Street North, McDaniel and Hatarius Woods are accused of opening fire on a birthday party at the Trendsetters venue.Four people died and 10 more were injured.Exactly one month later, investigators believe McDaniel and Woods gunned down 61-year-old Charlie Moore in his Vice Hills apartment.Fast forward five weeks, and police accuse McDaniel of shooting Diontranet Brown outside the 604 Lounge on Ninth Street North. Then, within just 48 hours, hundreds of rounds were fired in the heart of the Five Points South entertainment district.McDaniel stands charged with killing four more people and injuring 17 others in a mass shooting that made national headlines.> > PREVIOUS COVERAGE: A deep dive into the Five Points South mass shooting suspect's criminal historyFinally, the very next day, McDaniel, Dmarco Beck, Ny’quan Lollar and Larry Rollins were all accused of shooting Jamarcus McIntyre to death during a robbery.While police are not releasing a motive in these cases, the prospect that McDaniel was a hired killer is being explored.“We most certainly are investigating some of these homicides as actual pay-for-hire murders,” Fitzgerald said.>> WVTM 13 ON-THE-GO: Download our app for freeMcDaniel and Woods, Beck, Lollar and Rollins are all being held in the Jefferson County Jail.In all, McDaniel himself faces a total of 37 indictments for shooting 41 victims, 11 of which died.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —
In a YouTube documentary earlier this year, Damien McDaniel was pretty outspoken about the motive behind some of Birmingham's gun violence.
“A (expletive) will do the same thing to you, so why not do it to them? Why show them compassion when they ain't go show your folks no compassion,” McDaniel said.
Now, the Fairfield man stands accused of killing 11 people and shooting 30 others this summer.
“From July to September, these individuals were responsible for upwards to 30% of our homicides. Birmingham is most definitely a safer place with these individuals behind bars,” Birmingham police officer Truman Fitzgerald said.
While Birmingham police claim McDaniel had help, the majority of the victims are linked to his gun.
After digging through court records, we mapped out the deadly crime spree police connect to McDaniel.
Starting July 13 on 37th Street North, McDaniel and Hatarius Woods are accused of opening fire on a birthday party at the Trendsetters venue.
Four people died and 10 more were injured.
Exactly one month later, investigators believe McDaniel and Woods gunned down 61-year-old Charlie Moore in his Vice Hills apartment.
Fast forward five weeks, and police accuse McDaniel of shooting Diontranet Brown outside the 604 Lounge on Ninth Street North.
Then, within just 48 hours, hundreds of rounds were fired in the heart of the Five Points South entertainment district.
McDaniel stands charged with killing four more people and injuring 17 others in a mass shooting that made national headlines.
> > PREVIOUS COVERAGE: A deep dive into the Five Points South mass shooting suspect's criminal history
Finally, the very next day, McDaniel, Dmarco Beck, Ny’quan Lollar and Larry Rollins were all accused of shooting Jamarcus McIntyre to death during a robbery.
While police are not releasing a motive in these cases, the prospect that McDaniel was a hired killer is being explored.
“We most certainly are investigating some of these homicides as actual pay-for-hire murders,” Fitzgerald said.
>> WVTM 13 ON-THE-GO: Download our app for free
McDaniel and Woods, Beck, Lollar and Rollins are all being held in the Jefferson County Jail.
In all, McDaniel himself faces a total of 37 indictments for shooting 41 victims, 11 of which died.
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