BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WDNews) — Two men arrested by Birmingham police are accused of being responsible for nearly a third of the city’s homicides during the summer of 2024. Damien McDaniel, 22, and Hatarius Woods, 27, were arrested in connection with the Aug. 13 murder of Charlie Moore, 61, according to a press release from the Birmingham Police Department. Both suspects are being held without bond.
During a Nov. 26 press conference, Birmingham Police Officer Truman Fitzgerald revealed that McDaniel and Woods are linked to several other homicides, stating that “about 30%” of murders committed from July to September were connected to one of the two men.
The suspects were also charged with capital murder for a July 13 nightclub mass shooting that left four people dead and at least 10 injured. Victims of that incident were identified as Lerandus Anderson, 24; Stevie McGhee, 39; Markeisha Gettings, 42; and Angela Weatherspoon, 56.
McDaniel was initially arrested in October for a Sept. 21 mass shooting that claimed the lives of four people and injured 17 others. That shooting killed Carlos McCain, 27; Roderick Lynn Patterson Jr., 26; Anitra Holloman, 21; and Tahj Booker, 27. Additionally, McDaniel is charged in the murders of Jamarcus McIntyre, 32, and Diontrante Tinae Brown, 35.
Fitzgerald reported that McDaniel is tied to “up to 11” homicides in Birmingham. Investigators suspect both men may also be involved in other unsolved cases, including possible murders-for-hire. Authorities are asking residents to share any information they have.
More than 300 public tips related to the Sept. 21 shooting helped police secure an arrest warrant for McDaniel. However, other suspects in that case remain at large.
“These arrests mark a significant step in addressing violent crime in our city,” Fitzgerald said.
