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James Lee Brown

Case from Burmingham, AL dated Mar 11, 2023

Victim Details

James Lee Brown

Male

Black / African American

Burmingham

AL

2023-03-11

53

James

Lee Brown

No

07/14/2026

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In the early morning hours of Saturday, March 11, 2023, tragedy struck a Birmingham man, James Lee Brown Jr., a 53-year-old male, whose life was cut short in a sudden and senseless act. Brown had been experiencing car trouble and was waiting for a friend to arrive with assistance on the 100 block of Roebuck Drive. As he stood outside his disabled vehicle, another vehicle struck him and fled the scene.

The impact of the collision was devastating, and Brown was pronounced dead at the scene ...
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