On July 21, 2007, 24-year-old Martaveous Wilson was fatally shot inside a residence at 845 42nd Place North in Birmingham, Alabama. This incident was part of a particularly violent period in Birmingham, which recorded 14 homicides in July 2007 alone.
The city experienced a total of 94 homicides that year, reflecting a homicide rate of 41.0 per 100,000 residents, based on the 2006 census estimate. This marked a 14% decrease from the 109 homicides reported in 2006.
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