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Richard Lewis Spence

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Jan 14, 2022

Victim Details

Richard Lewis Spence

Male

Birmingham

AL

2022-01-14

56

Richard

Lewis Spence

07/14/2026

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In the early morning hours of Friday, January 14, 2022, the life of 56-year-old Richard Lewis Spence Jr. was tragically cut short in Birmingham, Alabama. Officers from the West Precinct were dispatched to the 1100 block of 24th Street North on a report of a person shot. Upon arrival, they found Spence, a Black male, lying unresponsive in the roadway, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Birmingham Fire and Rescue personnel pronounced him deceased at the scene.

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  • Richard Lewis Spence Jr., age 56 - National Gun Violence Memorial
  • Birmingham gunfire victim identified | The Trussville Tribune

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