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Detraio Deshawn Whorton

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Feb 25, 2021

Victim Details

Detraio Deshawn Whorton

Male

Black / African American

Birmingham

AL

2021-02-25

27

Detraio

Deshawn Whorton

06/29/2026

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In the East Birmingham neighborhood, on a Thursday afternoon, an altercation at a car wash tragically cut short the life of 27-year-old Detraio Deshawn Whorton. The incident, which unfolded on February 25, 2021, at the intersection of 1st Avenue and Parkway East, escalated from a verbal dispute to gunfire.

According to the preliminary investigation conducted by the Birmingham Police Department, Mr. Whorton had exited his vehicle and became engaged in an argument with another individual. A ...
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  • 27-year-old ID'd as man gunned down in east Birmingham car wash ...
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