A 55-year-old man shot dead during a fender-bender on a Birmingham interstate was intoxicated and aggressive, and the suspect clearly fired in self-defense, an attorney said Tuesday.

Not only have homicides dropped, but the department’s clearance rate in killings this year is at an all-time high.

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