Larry Douglas Oden

Death by Force

On August 4, 2023, 49-year-old Larry Douglas Oden II of Gardendale, Alabama, was involved in an incident with the Bessemer Police Department. Officers were conducting a property theft investigation in the 700 block of Academy Drive in Bessemer when Oden reportedly fled the scene. During the ensuing pursuit, he sustained a blunt force injury to the head.

Following the injury, Oden was transported to UAB Medical West Hospital in Bessemer for initial treatment and later transferred to UAB ...Read More

49-year-old man dies after sustaining blunt force injury during arrest ...

Man dies from head injury more than 2 weeks after arrest by ... - WBRC

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