Sheldon DeJon Henry Jr

In the early morning hours of December 18, 2023, the body of Sheldon DeJon Henry Jr., a 20-year-old Black male from Birmingham, Alabama, was discovered near a commercial building. The discovery was made by a passerby in the 300 block of Second Avenue North at approximately 7:17 a.m.

Emergency services were dispatched to the scene, where Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service personnel pronounced Henry deceased. The initial investigation by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office determined that ...

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