Charles Reese

In the early morning hours of January 5, 2019, a burst of violence in Birmingham, Alabama, claimed the life of 46-year-old Charles Robert Reese. A resident of the city, Reese was a victim of a fatal shooting that occurred near 16th Street and Avenue V.

Officers from the West Precinct responded to an alert of a shooting at approximately 4 a.m. and discovered a potential crime scene in the 2500 block of 16th Street. However, Reese was not at the location. He had been taken by a private vehi ...