In the late hours of a Saturday night in Birmingham, Alabama, a burst of violence shattered the peace and ended the life of 31-year-old Jeremiah Cornell Stone. On November 8, 2025, Stone was in the Powderly neighborhood when shots were fired into a moving car on Henry Crumpton Drive. The hail of bullets not only claimed Stone's life but also left another individual wounded.
The incident, described as sickening by police, marked another tragic chapter in the city's struggle with gun violence.
The investigation into the shooting moved swiftly, and within days, authorities announced the first of two arrests. Benjamin Williams was taken into custody and charged with capital murder in connection with the fatal shooting. He was booked into the Jefferson County Jail and held without bond. The Birmingham Police Department continued to press forward with their investigation, leading to a second arrest shortly thereafter.
The second suspect apprehended was identified as Albert Young. He faced charges related to the shooting, and it was noted that he was not legally supposed to be in possession of a firearm. Young was also incarcerated at the Jefferson County Jail without bond. The arrests brought a measure of progress in a case that had added to a violent weekend in Birmingham.
