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William Edwards

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Sep 01, 2018

Victim Details

William Edwards

Male

Black / African American

Birmingham

AL

2018-09-01

16

William

Edwards

Yes

07/15/2026

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In the late summer of 2018, the life of a promising young man, 16-year-old William Edwards, was tragically cut short in his Birmingham, Alabama home. A junior at Woodlawn High School and a captain of the football team, Edwards was inside his family's residence on 80th Street North when he was fatally wounded by gunfire.

The incident occurred just after midnight on Saturday, September 1, 2018. Birmingham police officers from the East Precinct were dispatched to the home around 12:30 a.m. a ...
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  • AL.com: 16-year-old Woodlawn High junior shot to death in east Birmingham home
  • http://www.wbrc.com: 16-year-old Woodlawn HS student identified as victim in B’ham shooting
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