Alabama’s biggest city has a growing gun — and homicide — problem

Katrina Grady was driving home from her mother’s house on the west side of Birmingham, Alabama, in May when she saw a car on the side of the street, its airbags deployed, so she stopped to see if anyone needed help.

Katrina Grady was driving home from her mother’s house on the west side of Birmingham, Alabama, in May when she saw a car on the side of the street, its airbags deployed, so she stopped to see if anyone needed help.