James Byrd Jr

Murdered
Case Description
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On August 14, 2017, 36-year-old James W. Byrd Jr. was found deceased in an SUV parked at the Lenlock Shopping Center in Anniston, Alabama. He had suffered a fatal gunshot wound. The Anniston Police Department initiated a homicide investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding his death.

In October 2017, authorities arrested 18-year-old Lequinton Jermaine King of Pleasant Grove in connection with Byrd's murder. King was charged with murder and held in the Jefferson County Jail ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    James Byrd Jr

    Male

    Black / African American

    Anniston

    AL

    2017-08-14

    36

    James

    Byrd Jr

    litigation

    11/22/2024

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