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Kealand Amad Pickens

Case from Bessemer, AL dated Oct 09, 2021

Victim Details

Kealand Amad Pickens

Male

Black / African American

Bessemer

AL

2021-10-09

27

Kealand

Amad Pickens

07/06/2026

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In the fall of 2021, a young man's life was tragically cut short in Bessemer, Alabama, over a disagreement about a college football game. Kealand Amad Pickens, a 27-year-old male, was fatally shot on Saturday, October 9, 2021. The argument that led to his death reportedly stemmed from the outcome of the Alabama versus Texas A&M football game.

The incident unfolded as a heated discussion between Pickens and another individual escalated to a fatal extreme. In the days following the shooting ...
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    I came across this case, and I'm just struggling to wrap my head around how a disagreement over a ga... ...Read More
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