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Deonta Sewayne Pickett

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Oct 18, 2021

Victim Details

Deonta Sewayne Pickett

Male

Black / African American

Birmingham

AL

2021-10-18

40

Deonta

Sewayne Pickett

06/22/2026

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On the night of October 18, 2021, Deonta Sewayne Pickett, 40, a Black man, was killed in Birmingham, Alabama after gunfire erupted near an apartment complex in the Kingston area. Just after 10 p.m., alerts from a gunshot-detection system drew South Precinct officers to the 1300 block of 44th Street North, where the sound of shots had been reported in quick succession.

When police arrived, they found Pickett slumped over in the driver’s seat of a vehicle parked in the complex’s lot. H ...
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  • Obituary for Deonta D Pickett | Eastside Funeral Home
  • Deonta D Pickett Obituary | 1981 - 2021 | Birmingham, AL
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