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Cory Lamont Peterson

Case from Bessemer, AL dated Mar 10, 2021

Victim Details

Cory Lamont Peterson

Male

Black / African American

Bessemer

AL

2021-03-10

35

Cory

Lamont Peterson

09/17/2026

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In the fading daylight of a Wednesday evening in Bessemer, Alabama, the life of 35-year-old Cory Lamont Peterson was brought to a tragic and abrupt end. On March 10, 2021, Peterson, a male, was shot and killed at a local hotel, a place that would become the scene of a somber investigation.

Details surrounding the incident point to a violent encounter that left one man dead and a community searching for answers. The Bessemer Police Department quickly launched a homicide investigation into ...
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  • Arrest after 1 killed, 2 injured in hotel shooting in Bessemer
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