Allen Thomas

In the early days of the new year, a wave of grief washed over a Bessemer, Alabama community. On the evening of January 3, 2025, 13-year-old Allen Thomas, a male student at Bessemer Middle School, was inside his home on 13th Street North when the sound of gunfire erupted outside. In a senseless act of violence, bullets pierced the walls of the house, and one fatally struck the young boy. Emergency services were called to the scene, and Allen was rushed to a local hospital, but tragically, his in ...

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