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Ralph Lil Ralph Woodfin

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Aug 11, 2017

Victim Details

Ralph Lil Ralph Woodfin

Male

Black / African American

Birmingham

AL

2017-08-11

17

Ralph

Lil Ralph Woodfin

Substantiated

06/26/2026

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In the late hours of a summer night in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 17-year-old Ralph 'Lil Ralph' Tinsley Woodfin III was cut short. On August 11, 2017, the male teenager was fatally shot in Tarrant during a dispute involving guns. The incident that led to his death was described by authorities as stemming from an alleged robbery attempt. Woodfin was the nephew of Birmingham's then-mayoral candidate, Randall Woodfin.

Following an investigation into the shooting, police arrested Daniel ...
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  • AL.com: Teen killed in Tarrant during gun dispute; local rapper Two Gunz Vito charged with murder
  • AL.com: Teen killed in Tarrant shooting was Birmingham mayoral candidate's nephew
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