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Bobby Lee Herrod

Death by Force
Case Description
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On September 19, 2017, 37-year-old Bobby Lee Herrod Jr. was fatally shot at the Winston Mart, located at 2503 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Upon arrival, police found Herrod suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; he was transported to DCH Regional Medical Center, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Surveillance footage from the convenience store and information from the public led investigators to identify 19-year-old Lorenzo Maurice Polke as the primar ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Bobby Lee Herrod

    Male

    Black / African American

    Tuscaloosa

    AL

    2017-09-19

    37

    Bobby

    Lee Herrod

    Yes

    11/23/2025

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