A fourth suspect has been charged after a deadly shooting at a Birmingham apartment last week that was streamed live on Facebook video.
Akoleya Denae Woods, 20, was taken into custody Tuesday for her role in the murder of Asia Alice Poole, 21. She is charged with murder, attempted murder and two counts of discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling or vehicle.
Poole's best friend was wounded in the shooting but survived.
Jail records show Woods was booked into the Jefferson County Jail at 10:28 a.m. She is being held without bail.
Birmingham police announced Friday that they arrested Justin Jaymond Hendricks, 20, and Taylor McCloud, 22, on the same charges. Both suspects are also being held without bail.
Janiya Hendrix, 19, who was fighting with Poole before the shots rang out, was charged with first-degree motor vehicle theft after allegedly fleeing the chaotic scene in the town of Poole.
Janiyah Hendricks and Justin Hendricks are siblings whose father was shot and killed in 2022 when he stopped at an ATM in Homewood on his way home from church.
Acquaintances of Poole said there was an ongoing dispute between her and Janiya Hendrix over a man.
Things came to a head a week ago when two women started fighting in a parking lot.
It escalated into a brawl and gunfight at the Monarch Ridge apartment complex on Gallant Drive, formerly known as Valley Brook.
The video showed the pool area involved in a fight that began with Janiya Hendrix and later involved multiple people.
The shooting appears to have started near Poole's car in a parking lot, then moved into a hallway in one of the apartment buildings, where a hail of bullets fell.
The brawl and subsequent shooting was captured on Facebook Live video.
Birmingham police responded to Monarch Ridge around 10 p.m., after the initial call was of gunshots being heard, and officers then received a report that someone had been shot, Sergeant LaQuitta Wade said.
When officers arrived, Poole was found unconscious in a ventilated area of his apartment, and Birmingham firefighters pronounced him dead at the scene at 10:31 pm.
Poole, of Monarch Ridge, leaves behind a daughter who started kindergarten this week. Her 21-year-old father died July 26.
Poole posted a live video of himself from the parking lot just before the match.
Poole's brother and sister could be heard crying in anguish on the video after the shooting.
Poole's friend suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to UAB Hospital, where he was shot in the leg and has since been released.
Wade said investigators learned the fight appeared to be broken up after moving to a ventilated hallway, where shots rang out minutes later.
After the shooting, Janiya Hendrix reportedly fled in Poole's Ford sedan, which was also captured on video. Witnesses said Poole's car was already on the road when he jumped in and fled the scene.
The stolen vehicle was found abandoned in the parking lot of J Wings on Center Point Parkway.
The stolen vehicle was found abandoned a short time later in the parking lot of the J Wings on Center Point Parkway.
Police said 168 shots were fired.
Residents and witnesses described the shooting as “like something out of a movie” and said it appeared to be a planned attack.
They said there were multiple shooters, some of whom were wearing masks and some of them were armed with assault rifles and Glock-style switch guns.
“This is what they came for,” said one resident, who asked not to be named for fear of retribution. “They were very organized. They sealed everything off, locked everyone up.”
The investigation is ongoing.
Police are asking anyone with information or additional video about the incident to call detectives at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.
