An Alabama man charged with homicide in multiple shootings pleaded not guilty in state court on Wednesday.
Damien McDaniel, 22, is accused of killing 11 people between July and September of last year in Birmingham, Alabama. McDaniel is also accused of wounding 29 others during that time period.
McDaniel’s lawyer John Robbins said that he hasn’t “seen a shred of evidence,” and he added that even if he had he would be barred from publicizing the details of the ongoing case.
“We’re putting together a very good team to handle the defense, and we want to make sure this process is fair and that we protect his rights,” Robbins told AL.com.
Eight of the 11 capital murder charges are related to two shootings in Birmingham in 2024. One shooting took place outside of a Birmingham nightclub in July and left four people dead and 10 others wounded. Another man, Hatarius Woods, 27, was also charged with capital murder in connection with the July mass shooting.
The other took place outside of a different Birmingham nightclub in September where four people were fatally shot and 17 others were injured. A spokesperson for the Birmingham police department said that there were “multiple shooters” in the September shooting, and that the investigation is ongoing.
McDaniel is also accused of three separate fatal shootings that took place on three separate days in August and September—culminating in 11 total homicides.
