Only four days into 2012, Cedric Dickson was shot and killed in front of his home. On the evening of January 4, 2012, Cedric Dickson, a 54-year-old African-American male, returned to his Birmingham, Alabama home around 9:00 p.m. after spending part of the day working on his house and visiting a friend. As he pulled into his driveway, he was ambushed by two or three gunmen who were lying in wait. The assailants shot Dickson multiple times before stealing his handgun and cellphone and fleeing the scene.
Neighbors reported hearing the gunshots, and one person even claimed
to have seen the gunmen standing over Dickson after the shooting. Despite this, no witnesses came forward to identify the individuals who fired the shots. Emergency services were called, and Dickson was rushed to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, but he ultimately succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.
In the years following the murder, the case has grown cold, and there has been no public information released by the Birmingham Police Department regarding any potential suspects or arrests in connection with the death of Cedric Dickson. The investigation into his homicide remains open and unsolved. His mother, Velmarion Bibb, expressed her profound grief in 2012, stating, 'It's been a rough time...Oh, God knows I miss him so much.'
