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Gabriel Deamontae Bester

Death by Force
Case Description
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On May 17, 2024, at approximately 6:38 p.m., Birmingham police responded to reports of a shooting near Coosa Street. Upon arrival, officers were directed to Greenwood Park, where they discovered a red Dodge Charger submerged in a pond. Inside the vehicle, they found 25-year-old Gabriel Deamontae Bester deceased from gunshot wounds. A woman, also suffering from gunshot injuries, was transported to UAB Hospital with life-threatening conditions. Miraculously, an infant girl in the car remained unha ...Read More
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  • al: Man killed in Birmingham homicide that sent woman and baby girl to hospital identified
  • al: Man killed, woman critical, infant girl unharmed after vehicle crashes into pond in Birmingham shooting
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    Victim Details

    Gabriel Deamontae Bester

    Male

    Black / African American

    Birmingham

    AL

    2024-05-17

    25

    Gabriel

    Deamontae Bester

    11/10/2025

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    12/11/2024
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