Three of four young suspects charged with murder in last week’s deadly shooting at a Birmingham apartment complex that was captured live in Facebook videos were denied bond by a judge who said they were too dangerous to set free.

Attorneys for the trio, however, argued that their clients fired in self-defense, claiming that a family member of slain mother Asia Poole fired first and the barrage of gunfire that followed – at least 168 rounds from multiple guns – was a response, not an offensive attack.

Aacoreyah Denae Woods, 20, Justin Jamond “June Bug” Hendrix, 20, Taylor “Paper Route Tay,’ McCloud, 22, and a 17-year-old male are charged with murder in Poole’s slaying.

They are also charged with attempted murder in the wounding of Poole’s best friend, Damarion Rankins, who was shot in the hip.

Janiyah Hendrix, 19, who was fighting with Poole before the shots rang out, is charged with first-degree auto theft after authorities say she fled the chaotic scene in Poole’s co.

Janiyah Hendrix and Justin Hendrix are siblings, and were taken into custody at their maternal grandparents’ home. Their father was shot to death in 2022 when he stopped at a Homewood ATM on his way home from church.

McCloud was arrested during a stop with Mountain Brook police during which a illegal substance was found in his vehicle.

Woods was booked into the jail Tuesday, and the juvenile on Wednesday.

The mother of a young daughter, Poole died from a single gunshot wound to the back, according to a testimony in an Aniah’s Law bond hearing held Wednesday before Jefferson County District Judge Kechia Davis. The father of Poole’s 4-year-old daughter died weeks before Poole was killed.

When the hearing was over, the judge said there was no combination of release conditions that would guarantee the suspects would show back up in court or that would protect the safety of the community or the surviving victim. She noted that all three suspects are out on bond from previous crimes.

“I think the community has an absolute right to feel and be safe in their homes” Davis said and ordered the trio to remain held without bond.

The fourth suspect – the 17-year-old juvenile – has not yet had a bond hearing.

The shooting happened about 10 p.m. Aug. 20 at Monarch Ridge apartments.

Poole’s acquaintances said there was an ongoing dispute between her and Janiyah Hendrix over a man.

The fight between Poole and Janiyah Hendrix started near Poole’s vehicle in the parking lot. They were eventually separated but it started back up in the breezeway of the building where Poole lived.

The fight and subsequent gunfight were captured in Facebook Live videos. Surveillance cameras – including cameras that are present in each breezeway of the large apartment complex – also captured some of the chaos that night and were retrieved by the Metro Area Crime Center.

Jefferson County Deputy District Attorneys Dianah Ellis and Tyerra Henderson are prosecuting the case.

Justin Hendrix was represented in court Wednesday by attorney Scott Boudreaux. Woods is represented by Darryl Bender and Luckie Milad, and McCloud by Rolando Rankin.

Birmingham homicide Det. John Finke was the lone witness in the Aniah’s Law hearing.

Finke testified that when he got on the scene at Monarch Ridge that night, “shell casings were everywhere,’’ and Poole was dead in her breezeway.

Finke said initially he got nicknames of those involved, and later was able to identify them by their real names. With the help of witnesses and the surviving victim, he was able to identify those seen in the videos.

Finke said Justin Hendrix was seen in the videos wearing a black hoodie, a black ski mask, and was armed with two guns – a Draco and an AR- 15 pistol.

McCloud was wearing all black, he said, and was armed with a gun.

Woods was wearing denim shorts, a brown shirt and was armed with a Draco that had an extended magazine. At one point, the detective said, she also was wearing a ski mask.

The video, Finke testified, showed that the 17-year-old suspect – who was seen shirtless in the videos – fired the first shot toward the breezeway as Janiyah Hendrix was fleeing the scene in Poole’s vehicle.

It also showed Woods, McCloud and Justin Hendrix firing their guns. All four shooters, Finke said, were firing their guns toward the breezeway.

“They were all shooting in the direction where the victim was killed,’’ Finke testified.

Justin Hendrix told detectives that he was high and didn’t remember much of what happened that night. “He said he heard gunshots, turned and started shooting,’’ Finke said.

Finke said videos did not show anyone shooting from the breezeway and said no shell casings were found there.

One of the Facebook Live videos was from a cell phone that was dropped in the breezeway once the shooting started and captured the minutes-long barrage of gunfire.

That cell phone also recorded Poole’s brother crying out in despair, “Call the police. My sister’s right here dead.”

Defense attorneys contend that the audio from that recording clearly indicate that the first shot fired was in close proximity to the that cell phone and not from the parking lot.

“You can hear it clearly,’’ said attorney Bender.

Finke disagreed.

“It appears to me that once (the 17-year-old) shoots, everybody starts shooting,’’ Finke said. “They were shooting and running.”

Evidence technicians recovered evidence of at least four different types of guns fired. Police also said after the four suspects fired, at least two people returned fire.

The gunfire also damaged multiple vehicles and apartment units.

Investigators have not yet determined the caliber of bullet that killed Poole, he said.

Under cross examination, Finke testified that Poole’s brother was also armed with a long gun.

Bender said his client, Woods, had a permit to carry a gun, was trying to break up the fight, and fired in self-defense.

“Based on what we hear, a shot was fired from the breezeway and every other shot fired was in response,’’ Bender said during closing arguments on the bond issue. “If that first shot hadn’t been fired, not shots would have been fired.”

“A gun can be fired not expel a shell casing,’’ Bender said to bolster his belief that someone in the breezeway fired first.

Rankin said his client, McCloud, also tried to break up the fight and only brandished his gun after that first shot was fired.

“I believe he was running from that first shot,’’ Rankin said.

Boudreaux also argued for bond for Justin Hendrix.

“Four people are charged with the same offense which clearly shows we don’t know what happened,’’ he said. “When ballistics (testing) comes back, it will be narrowed tremendously.”

The attorneys said murder is bondable offense and that the high-profile nature of Poole’s killing should not factor into the judge’s decision.

“There’s a lot of heat on this case, it’s like a baby-killer,’’ Boudreaux said. “All four the defendants cannot be guilty in this case.”

Judge Davis disagreed and said indeed all four people could be convicted on the charge of murder.

Prosecutor Ellis successfully argued that the suspects should be denied bond.

“The violence of the attack is shown by the sheer amount of gunfire,’’ she said.

She also acknowledged the high-profile nature of Poole’s killing and said it should be prominent in the news.

“Yes, the public has a very big interest,’’ she said, “in not having their homes shot up.”