[Theoria]

'The slayings brought the number of homicides in Birmingham this year to 39.'

That's like a Chicago weekend.

[xrmusn]

brought the number of homicides in Birmingham this year to 39.

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HOMICIDE?

This should be considered a workplace hazard death.

OSHA should get right on it.

hom·i·cide

ˈhäməˌsīd/ nounNorth American noun: homicide; plural noun: homicides

the deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another; murder.

"he was charged with homicide" synonyms: murder, killing, slaughter, butchery, massacre;

More assassination, execution, extermination; patricide, matricide, infanticide; literary slaying "we're investigating a homicide that took place in this building" the police department that deals with murders. noun: Homicide "a detective from Homicide dated a murderer.