John Mateo-Ortiz

In the quiet hours of a November morning in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of a young Hispanic man, John Mateo-Ortiz, was tragically cut short. On November 22, 2008, Mateo-Ortiz was found deceased, leaving a community to grapple with the sudden and violent loss. The initial investigation into his death was met with a series of challenges, as detectives worked to piece together the events that led to the fatal incident.

In the days and weeks that followed, the Birmingham Police Department d ...

2008 Birmingham homicides - Bhamwiki