# @wvua23 on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DLDtdtZxt2s
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/31594879-wvua23-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-06-18T21:55:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WVUA 23 (@wvua23) — https://gondola.cc/wvua23

## Caption

Damien McDaniel, 22, faces murder charges related to 18 deaths in Birmingham, Alabama — including eight people killed at two separate mass shootings in July and September. 

Jefferson County District Judge Shanta Owens also ruled that prosecutors could pursue the death penalty against McDaniel under Alabama law.

Birmingham police officers have accused McDaniel and one other man of committing over 30% of Birmingham's murders.

McDaniel, who is being held in state prison, maintains his innocence, according to his attorneys. They say that they haven't seen any evidence yet.

John Robbins, one of the lawyers representing McDaniel, said after the hearing that "the obvious concern is that we can’t get a jury that doesn’t know a whole lot about this case.”

Read the full story at the 🔗 link in our bio.

#YourTownYourNews #WVUA23 #AlabamaNews #Birmingham #AlabamaShooting #BirminghamCrime

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