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Demetrius Wright

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Aug 22, 2020

Victim Details

Demetrius Wright

Male

Black / African American

Birmingham

AL

2020-08-22

31

Demetrius

Wright

Substantiated

07/05/2026

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In the early hours of a Saturday morning in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 31-year-old Demetrius Wright, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On August 22, 2020, what began as a physical altercation in the middle of a road would end in his death, leaving behind questions and a police investigation into the city's 66th homicide of the year.

Just after 2:00 a.m., a Birmingham police officer was alerted to a fight unfolding nearby. When officers from the West Precinct arrived at the sce ...
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