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Kirby Lashon Tate

Case from Bessemer, AL dated Feb 03, 2024

Victim Details

Kirby Lashon Tate

Male

Black / African American

Bessemer

AL

2024-02-03

19

Kirby

Lashon Tate

No

07/13/2026

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On a Saturday afternoon in Bessemer, Alabama, the life of 19-year-old Kirby Lashon Tate Jr. was tragically cut short. On February 3, 2024, in the 300 block of Norwood Avenue, Tate was found shot to death outside a residence. The Bessemer Police Department received a call about a person shot at approximately 12:48 p.m. and, upon arrival, discovered the young man's body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Kirby, known to his loved ones as 'Drakko,' was a Bessemer resident, born in Birming ...
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  • Victim identified in Bessemer fatal shooting - WVTM 13
  • Man found shot to death in Bessemer neighborhood - ABC 33/40
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