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Eric Cotton

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Jan 15, 2018

Victim Details

Eric Cotton

Male

Black / African American

Birmingham

AL

2018-01-15

28

Eric

Cotton

Yes

07/08/2026

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In the predawn hours of a January morning in Birmingham, Alabama, a tragic and bizarre series of events led to the death of 28-year-old Eric Cotton, a father of three. On January 15, 2018, Cotton was fatally shot in a confrontation that would later be described as an ordeal involving his own best friend. The incident, which unfolded in the early hours, sent shockwaves through the community, leaving friends and family to grapple with the sudden and violent loss of a man described as goofy, sweet, ...
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  • AL.com: Murder charge filed in shooting death of Birmingham father of 3
  • AL.com: Police ID 28-year-old man fatally shot by best friend in bizarre predawn ordeal
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