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Richard Edwards

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Apr 21, 2024

Victim Details

Richard Edwards

Male

Black / African American

Birmingham

AL

2024-04-21

44

Richard

Edwards

06/29/2026

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In the early morning hours of April 21, 2024, the Pratt community in Birmingham, Alabama, was disturbed by the sound of gunfire. Responding to the reports at approximately 2:15 a.m., Birmingham Police Department's West Precinct officers arrived at the 10 block of Holt Avenue to a grim scene. There, in the front yard of a residence, they found 44-year-old Richard Lavar Edwards Jr. unresponsive, having sustained an apparent gunshot wound. Birmingham Fire and Rescue personnel arrived soon after but ...
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  • Man killed in weekend Birmingham shooting now identified - AL.com
  • Man found shot to death in yard of West Birmingham home
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    I just read about Richard Lavar Edwards Jr.'s murder in the Pratt community, and my heart really goe... ...Read More
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