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Richard Freeman

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Nov 16, 2025

Victim Details

Richard Freeman

Male

Black / African American

Birmingham

AL

2025-11-16

59

Richard

Freeman

07/08/2026

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In the fading afternoon light of a Sunday in Birmingham, Alabama, a verbal dispute between relatives escalated into a tragedy that would end a life. On November 16, 2025, Richard Dwayne Freeman, a 59-year-old man, was shot in the Riley neighborhood of the city, on Maple Avenue Southwest. The argument that preceded the shooting was described by authorities as a disagreement between Freeman and a younger male relative.

Neighbors reported hearing a disturbance just before 4 p.m., followed by ...
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  • WBMA: Birmingham man charged with murder in deadly shooting following argument
  • WVTM: Man arrested in uncle's fatal shooting in Birmingham's Riley neighborhood
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