🌱 Woman Shot, Killed At Gas Station + Two Injured In Home Shooting

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Now, today's weather:

A thunderstorm around the a.m. High: 92 Low: 76.

Here are the top three stories today in Birmingham:

1. Police are investigating a homicide after a woman was shot and killed at a gas station on Wednesday night. Police responded to a call around 8:28 p.m. at the Marathon gas station at 5423 Highway 280, near Hugh Daniel Drive. According to police, witnesses reported that the woman was followed by a man while entering the store. After an argument that escalated into a physical altercation, the man shot the woman. He was last seen fleeing in a gold sedan. As of Thursday evening, he is still at large. (WVTM13 Birmingham)
2. A man was sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges of sex trafficking on Wednesday. The man, Jeremy Lynn Alexander, was sentenced to 300 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release after he was convicted of sex trafficking a minor. Alexander was arrested after a 14-year-old-girl who was reported missing from Madison, Wisconsin was found trafficked to Birmingham. (WIAT - CBS42.com)
3. Two people were injured early Thursday morning after shots were fired into a home in East Birmingham. According to police, gunfire was reported around 1:30 a.m. in the 900 block fo Five Mile Road. The victims were transported by Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service to the hospital, where they are being treated with non-life-threatening injuries. As of Thursday afternoon, no arrests have been made. (Birmingham Times)

Today in Birmingham:

• Free Period Products at Central Library (10:00 AM)
• TGIF Crafts at Wylam Branch Library (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Farmers Market at Pepper Place celebrated National Watermelon Day. See photos of the watermelons at the market at the link. (Farmers Market at Pepper Place via Instagram)
• That's one big bird bath. The Birmingham Zoo shared a photo of Rhea the ostrich staying cool in the hot summer weather. Click the link to see the happy bird. (The Birmingham Zoo via Facebook)
• SoulGrown wants you to know about Big Spoon. The local ice cream shop creates all their ice cream with locally sourced ingredients and in-season produce. (SoulGrown • Birmingham via Instagram)

Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new update!

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.