On September 22, 2009, 31-year-old Christopher Woods was fatally shot during a gunfight over a drug deal at the intersection of 7th Street and Avenue W in Birmingham's Tuxedo Heights neighborhood. Another individual was also injured in the exchange. Following the incident, Christopher Norris was charged with capital murder in connection with Woods' death.
Woods' passing was part of a broader pattern of violence in Birmingham that year. In 2009, the city reported 72 homicides, equating t
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