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Robert Lee Prowell Jr

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Jun 05, 2020

Victim Details

Robert Lee Prowell Jr

Male

Black / African American

Birmingham

AL

2020-06-05

22

Robert

Lee Prowell Jr

Yes

07/09/2026

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Robert Lee Prowell Jr., a 22-year-old Black male from Birmingham, was found gravely wounded in the early morning hours after a shooting in the Arlington-West End area of west Birmingham. Reports place the violence around 2:30 a.m. near the 800 block of 6th Street Southwest, close to Lomb Avenue and McMillon Avenue, where officers found him lying in the roadway with multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to UAB Hospital, and public case summaries for Birmingham list his death on June 5, 2020, whi ...
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  • Media Release 115 | Birmingham Police Department
  • Media Release 127 | Birmingham Police Department
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