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Fourth arrest in connection with shooting in Birmingham apartment

A fourth person was arrested Tuesday morning in connection with the ambush shooting death of a 21-year-old woman at Monarch Ridge Apartments last week. At 10:28 a.m., 20-year-old Aacoreyah Denae Woods was booked into the Jefferson County Jail. She is charged with murder, attempted murder and two counts of using a firearm into an inhabited dwelling or vehicle. A teenager and two men were arrested earlier, police said. Ja'niyah Hendrix, 19, is charged with theft of property. She was the person who got into an argument with the victim. More charges are possible. Justin Hendrix, 20, and Taylor McCloud, 22, are charged with murder and attempted murder. The attempted murder charge stems from the fact that another man was injured in the shooting, police said. Police said 168 shots were fired. Listen to the full Birmingham police press conference below. Many witnesses were outside when this happened, and some even live-streamed the argument and shooting. The shooting began after two women, one of whom was allegedly the victim, Asia Poole, got into a fight before the shots were fired. There were cars with windows and tires shot out and many bullet holes in the walls and windows of the apartment. “We're talking about a 21-year-old who lost her life, can't raise her child, left a 4-year-old without a father and mother,” said a neighbor who wished to remain anonymous. Her neighbors say they fear retaliation. But they said what started as a fight between Poole and another woman ended in what they describe as an ambush. >> FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Witnesses say if someone had intervened, they would be dead, too. “A lot of people are afraid to go out and talk,” one witness said. “Many people are afraid to get involved because they are afraid of the youth who are now experiencing so much gun violence.” Residents said they were afraid for themselves and their children. There used to be a security guard in a guard shack at the entrance to the apartments, but that shack is now boarded up. Residents said that was because someone had shot out the windows.

A fourth person was arrested Tuesday morning in connection with the ambush shooting death of a 21-year-old woman at Monarch Ridge Apartments last week.

At 10:28 a.m., 20-year-old Aacoreyah Denae Woods was booked into the Jefferson County Jail. She is charged with murder, attempted murder, and two counts of discharging a firearm into an inhabited dwelling or vehicle.

Jefferson County Jail

Aacoreyah Denae Woods

A teenager and two men had already been arrested, police said.

Ja'niyah Hendrix, 19, is charged with theft of property. She was the one who got into an argument with the victim. Additional charges are possible.

Ja’niyah Hendrix

Birmingham Police Department

Ja’niyah Hendrix

Justin Hendrix, 20, and Taylor McCloud, 22, are charged with murder and attempted murder. The attempted murder charge stems from the fact that another man was injured in the shooting, police said.

Justin Hendrix

Birmingham Police Department

Justin Hendrix
Taylor McCloy

Birmingham Police Department

Taylor McCloud

According to police, 168 shots were fired.

Listen to the full Birmingham Police press conference below.

Many witnesses were outside when this happened, and some even broadcast the fight and shooting live.

The shooting began after two women – one of whom was reportedly the victim, Asia Poole – got into a fight before the shots were fired.

There were cars with shot-out windows and tires and many bullet holes in the walls and windows of the apartments.

“We are talking about a 21-year-old who has lost her life, cannot raise her child and left a four-year-old without a father and mother,” said a neighbor who wished to remain anonymous.

Her neighbors say they fear retaliation, but what began as a fistfight between Poole and another woman ended in what they describe as an ambush.

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Witnesses say if someone had intervened, they would also be dead.

“A lot of people are afraid to go out and talk,” said one witness. “A lot of people are afraid to get involved because they're afraid of the youth who are experiencing so much gun violence now.”

Residents said they were afraid for themselves and their children. There used to be a security guard in a guard hut at the entrance to the apartments, but that hut is now boarded up. Residents said that this was because someone had shot out the windows.

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