The Alabama suspect accused of opening fire outside a Birmingham nightclub in September is also charged with killing several other people in multiple shootings this year.
Damian McDaniel, who is currently in police custody, has been charged with secret murder in connection with the July 13 shooting that killed four people and injured 10 others. The charges against the 22-year-old were announced by the Birmingham Police Department at a press conference on Wednesday.
McDaniel has already been implicated in the Sept. 21 shooting in Birmingham that killed four people and injured at least 17 others. At the time of the shooting, Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond said the shooting was a “hit” and believed the suspects had been paid to shoot.
Both shootings occurred outside nightclubs, and the September 21 massacre occurred near the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Damian McDaniel, 22, has been linked to five recent shootings, police said. (Birmingham Police/WBRC)
In addition to the two shootings, police now believe McDaniel was involved in three other shootings. The fatal shootings occurred on three separate days in August and September.
Police believe McDaniel killed a total of 11 people and injured 29 others in five different incidents.
Hatarius Woods, 27, was also charged with capital murder in connection with the July shooting. Other gunmen were involved in the September 21 massacre, but the investigation into the shooting is still ongoing.
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The September shooting occurred outside a nightclub in Birmingham, Alabama. (WBMA)
At a press conference Wednesday, police officer Truman Fitzgerald said Woods and McDaniel committed about 30 percent of the murders in Birmingham between July and September.
“These individuals started in July and haven't stopped since September,” Officer Truman Fitzgerald said at a news conference Wednesday. “We often say at these crime scenes that there are a select few criminals who are compounding this crime and giving Birmingham a bad name.”
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin recently spoke out about the city's violent crime crisis, calling on the state Legislature to address the problem rather than just adding more police officers.
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A police car is at the scene of a shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 21st. (WBRC)
“Even if I put more police officers on the streets, people are still legally allowed to drive around with these types of guns,” the mayor said in a YouTube video Tuesday. said. “If I were a gambler, I'd say the people of Birmingham are fed up with this situation and want more gun safety laws to protect the people of Birmingham. People at a higher level have to think about it.”
Fox News Digital’s Stepheny Price, Landon Mion and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
