6 tipsters to split $50,000 Crime Stoppers reward in Birmingham’s Five Points South mass shooting

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Six people who provided critical and valuable information in the investigation into the deadly mass shooting in Birmingham’s Five Points South entertainment district will split a $50,000 reward from Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama.

Crime Stoppers announced in a Friday news conference they received over 120 tips from anonymous tipsters after September’s deadly mass shooting left four people dead and 17 others injured.

In October, the Birmingham Police Department announced the arrest of 22-year-old Damien McDaniel who was charged with capital murder and 17 counts of assault.

Six of the tips Crime Stoppers provided to the Birmingham Police Department were instrumental in issuing the felony warrant against McDaniel. The information provided by the tipsters qualified each of them for a reward.

The tips provided were all equally significant to the investigation of this case; therefore, each of the six tipsters will receive 1/6 of the $50,000 reward money from Crime Stoppers. That equates to $8,333 cash per tipster.

Barefield says this is the largest reward Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama has ever paid.

“It’s wonderful to see our community come together and provide information on this crime,” said Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama Chairman Frank Barefield. “Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama is very appreciative for all of our supporters, which without them, we would not be able to pay a reward of this amount.”

Mayor Woodfin expressed the significance of Crime Stoppers in Birmingham’s community.

“I am convinced one of the best ways we can decrease gun violence in the city of Birmingham is to have community members who have credible information – who know who the shooters are – to continue to provide detectives with information.”

For those in the community who may be afraid, Mayor Woodfin says Crime Stoppers is a great avenue to anonymously provide information on violent crime cases.

“Thank you to our community members for stepping up…for being brave…for coming forward with incredible information that’s led to an arrest of a person (persons) who hurt people…who kill people.”

Crime Stoppers will continue taking tips related to this case or any other criminal case. To contact Crime Stoppers, call 205-254-7777.

The FBI has an additional $50,000 reward for information in this case that leads to a conviction.

The investigation of the mass shooting in Five Points South remains ongoing.

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