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Otis Donnell Carter

Case from Selma, AL dated Jan 10, 2023

Victim Details

Otis Donnell Carter

Male

Black / African American

Selma

AL

2023-01-10

38

Otis

Donnell Carter

Yes

07/05/2026

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In the late morning of a Tuesday in Selma, Alabama, the life of Otis Donnell Carter, a 38-year-old Black man, was brought to a violent and tragic end. On January 10, 2023, at approximately 10:30 a.m., in the Selmont area at the intersection of Highway 80 and County Road 56, an altercation escalated to a fatal shooting. Carter was discovered at the scene by responding officers from the Selma Police Department and the Dallas County Sheriff's Office, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
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  • Alabama News: Selma police make arrest in city's first murder of the year - Alabama News
  • Selma Sun: Updated: Selma police investigate shooting death at music store on Highway 80
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