Harwood identifies homeless homicide victim

Tuscaloosa homicide victim identified

September 30, 2022 — TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — Agencies.The victim of a homicide investigation in Tuscaloosa has been identified, according to police. Joseph Baskins, 36, of Tuscaloosa, was found dead by officers who responded to a shooting at River Road Apartments on 8th Avenue NE, last Saturday. Most witnesses key and evidence, have been located and reviewed. According to Captain Jack Kennedy of the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit, self-defense iss…

Harwood identifies homeless homicide victim

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood identified a homicide victim that was located Thursday near Adams and Hancock Streets. According to a coroner’s office press release, 66-year-old Kenneth Charles Bryant, who was reportedly homeless, suffered multiple blunt force trauma injuries to his head and neck. At approximately 4:10 p.m. Thursday, Peoria police […]

Victim identified in fatal Tuscaloosa weekend shooting

A gunshot victim shot to death in Tuscaloosa over the weekend in what may have been a case of self-defense was identified Friday.Joseph Baskins, 36, of Tuscaloosa, was found fatally shot around 11 p.m. Saturday in the 400 block of Eighth Avenue N.E. at River Road Apartments, said Capt. Jack Kennedy of the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office’s Violent Crimes Unit on Friday.