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Derrick Carson

Case from Mobile, AL dated Jul 03, 2021

Victim Details

Derrick Carson

Male

Black / African American

Mobile

AL

2021-07-03

19

Derrick

Carson

Yes

07/21/2026

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On a summer day in Mobile, Alabama, the life of 19-year-old Derrick 'DJ' Carson III was tragically cut short. On July 3, 2021, Carson was walking along Middle Ring Road when a vehicle driven by Victor Aaron Roland approached. Roland proceeded to open fire, firing multiple shots at Carson. In a desperate attempt to save his own life, Carson ran from his attacker, but his efforts were in vain. He collapsed and died a few hundred feet from where the shooting began. The young man, who was a member o ...
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  • FOX10 News: MPD identifies Middle Ring Road shooting victim; suspect in jail
  • Derrick Carson, III, age 19 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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