Emmet King

Murdered

Emmit King, a 62-year-old former University of Alabama track star and Olympian, was fatally shot on November 28, 2021, in Bessemer, Alabama. The incident occurred around 3:40 p.m. outside a residence on the 800 block of 22nd Street North, where King and 60-year-old Willie Albert Wells, who were acquainted, engaged in a heated argument. The confrontation escalated when both men drew firearms and exchanged gunfire. Wells was pronounced dead at the scene, while King was transported to UAB Medical W ...Read More

Former Olympian

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