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Case Description
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On March 13, 2024, 56-year-old Willie Carr was fatally shot during a family barbecue at a residence in the 1100 block of Cotton Avenue Southwest in Birmingham, Alabama. The gathering turned tragic when an attendee, identified as 30-year-old James Burdette, became angry and began firing shots, striking Carr. Emergency responders pronounced Carr deceased at the scene.

Following the shooting, Burdette fled the scene in a stolen food truck. He was apprehended later that evening at a gas sta ...Read More
Victim Details

Willie Carr

Male

Black / African American

Birmingham

AL

2024-03-13

56

Willie

Carr

litigation

12/15/2025