Arrest Made in Birmingham Homicide

0:00Birmingham Police just arrested 18-year-old Jason Moore, and for manslaughter in the death of another 18-year-old, Messiah White. This stems from a shooting back on December 11, 2025, at an apartment complex in the 300 block of Beacon Crest Lane. Moore is now locked up in Jefferson County jail, facing those charges plus one for a legal possession of a machine gun conversion device. What started as a call about a self-inflicted gunshot quickly changed. The Jefferson County coroner's office reviewed the evidence and reclassified White's death as a homicide on March 5. That shift opened the door for this arrest. Earlier this week, the department's violent criminal apprehension team grabbed Moore on Tempest Drive. No word yet on bail, but folks in the neighborhood are breathing a bit easier knowing someone's in custody for what looked like a mystery at first. On top of state charges, police are looping in the U.S. Attorney's Office for potential federal charges. They're urging anyone with tips to hit up the homicide unit or crime stoppers anonymously.

1:01This case shows how fresh eyes on old evidence can crack things wide open and will keep watching as it moves forward in court. Local news powered by AI. This is Birmingham News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.