Courtney Horton

Murdered
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On May 5, 2019, 23-year-old Courtney Devon Horton from Anniston, Alabama, was fatally shot in the parking lot of a Taco Bell on Quintard Avenue. Anniston Police reported that Horton was shot and later succumbed to his injuries. In response to this incident, the Anniston-Calhoun NAACP organized a rally at Zinn Park to address youth violence in the area, emphasizing the need for community involvement in preventing such tragedies.

Courtney Horton was born on August 31, 1995, in Anniston. H ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Courtney Horton

    Male

    Black / African American

    Anniston

    AL

    2019-05-05

    23

    Courtney

    Horton

    11/22/2024

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