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Demetrius Raines

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Sep 04, 2008

Victim Details

Demetrius Raines

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Birmingham

AL

2008-09-04

2008-09-04

31

Demetrius

Raines

07/07/2026


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On a late summer evening in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of Demetrius Lamar Raines, a 31-year-old African-American man, was violently cut short. On September 4, 2008, in the 4100 block of 39th Avenue North, witnesses reported a horrifying scene unfolding. Raines was forcibly pulled from a dark-colored Ford F-150 pickup truck by two unidentified men. After being thrown to the ground, he was shot twice, his assailants leaving him to die in a pool of blood.

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  • Crime Stoppers Feb. 11: Searching for clues in 2008 homicide
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