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Sylvester Shackleford

Case from Montgomery, AL dated May 23, 2022

Victim Details

Sylvester Shackleford

Male

Black / African American

Montgomery

AL

2022-05-23

42

Sylvester

Shackleford

06/22/2026

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Sylvester Shackleford, a 42-year-old Black man, was killed on the evening of May 23, 2022, when gunfire shattered the quiet around the area of Traction Avenue and Pauline Street in Montgomery, Alabama. Just before 7:00 p.m., police were dispatched on a report that someone had been shot, and officers arriving near the intersection found Shackleford suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene, the moment turning an ordinary Monday night into a homicide investigation that wo ...
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  • Selma Sun: Victim of Monday shooting in Montgomery identified by police
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