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Deontre Gernond Turner

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Aug 18, 2018

Victim Details

Deontre Gernond Turner

Male

Black / African American

Birmingham

AL

2018-08-18

25

Deontre

Gernond Turner

06/27/2026

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In the summer of 2018, the life of 25-year-old Deontre Gernond Turner, a Black male from Birmingham, Alabama, was cut short in a burst of violence. On the evening of August 18th, Turner was in his car in a west Birmingham neighborhood when he was fatally shot. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office later confirmed his identity.

According to initial reports, the shooting caused Turner to crash his vehicle. When law enforcement arrived at the scene on Pike Road and Court N, they found him ...
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  • AL.com: 25-year-old father found fatally shot in vehicle now identified
  • AL.com: Man shot and killed while driving in Birmingham
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    It's so difficult to wrap my head around what happened to Deontre. I've been thinking a lot about th... ...Read More
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    It's so unnerving to hear about the death of Deontre Gernond Turner, especially given how he was jus... ...Read More
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