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LaCarter Wade

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Jul 29, 2019

Victim Details

LaCarter Wade

Male

Black / African American

Birmingham

AL

2019-07-29

3

LaCarter

Wade

Substantiated

07/01/2026

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LaCarter Wade was a 3-year-old Black boy from Birmingham, Alabama, whose life ended after a predawn house fire tore through a home on 8th Avenue in the Wylam community. The first calls for help came in around the 4:30–4:40 a.m. window, with neighbors reporting the blaze as it spread fast enough to leave little time for anyone inside to get their bearings. Firefighters rushed in, pulling victims from the smoke and heat as the structure burned.

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  • 3-year-old dies from Wylam fire that killed his brother and ...
  • 3rd death announced from Thursday's Wylam house fire | CBS 42
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    Has anyone looked into whether the fire department released a detailed report on what caused the fir... ...Read More
    11/30/2024
    I recently came across the tragic case of the Wades and have been thinking a lot about the incredibl... ...Read More
    08/25/2024
    I've been following the tragic case of the Wade family fire in Wylam, and one detail keeps coming to... ...Read More
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