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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
Following the shooting, Burdette fled the scene in a stolen food truck. He was apprehended later that evening at a gas sta ...Read More
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Willie Carr
Male
Black / African American
Birmingham
AL
2024-03-13
56
Willie
Carr
litigation
11/14/2025





