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Kei’lan Allen

Case from Tuscaloosa, AL dated Oct 15, 2021

Victim Details

Kei’lan Allen

Male

Black / African American

Tuscaloosa

AL

2021-10-15

13

Kei’lan

Allen

Yes

06/24/2026

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In the quiet moments of a Friday evening in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 13-year-old Kei’lan Allen was in his bedroom, engrossed in his iPad. It was October 15, 2021, a night that would abruptly and tragically end the promising young life of a boy described by his family as a friendly, respectful, and straight-A student with a talent for art. Without warning, a barrage of bullets from a drive-by shooting ripped through the walls of his home, striking and killing the young boy. His mother, Christina Ba ...
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  • nydailynews.com: 2 more men charged in murder of boy who was shot while playing on iPad in his bedroom
  • CBS 42: Third suspect arrested in deadly shooting of 13-year-old in Tuscaloosa
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