On February 13, 2019, 28-year-old Princeton Jamarco Swain was fatally shot in Birmingham, Alabama. The incident occurred within the city limits and was part of a series of homicides that year. In 2019, Birmingham reported 115 homicides, reflecting a homicide rate of 54.8 per 100,000 residents, based on the 2018 census estimate of 209,880 population. This marked an increase from the 110 homicides reported in 2018.
The circumstances surrounding Swain's death were part of a broader patter
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