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David Jerome Desmond

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Dec 05, 2021

Victim Details

David Jerome Desmond

Male

Black / African American

Birmingham

AL

2021-12-05

17

David

Jerome Desmond

Yes

06/23/2026

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In the late hours of a Sunday evening in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 17-year-old David Jerome Desmond III was tragically cut short. On December 5, 2021, on Fulton Avenue Southwest, the sounds of gunfire pierced the night. When Birmingham police officers arrived at the scene around 10:20 p.m., they found the young Black male unresponsive in the street, suffering from gunshot wounds. Paramedics were unable to save him, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

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  • WBMA: Arrest made in connection to murder of Birmingham teen
  • al: Teen among 6 killed in less than 48 hours in Birmingham
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