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Lester Williams

Case from Tuscaloosa, AL dated Jul 18, 2017

Victim Details

Lester Williams

Male

Black / African American

Tuscaloosa

AL

2017-07-18

69

Lester

Williams

Yes

06/26/2026

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Lester Williams, a 69-year-old Black man, was found dead inside his home in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on the morning of July 18, 2017, after what investigators described as a forced entry that left his neighborhood shaken. Police were already in the area looking into a possible overnight disturbance on the 1600 block of T.Y. Rogers Jr. Avenue when they discovered a residence with the front door kicked in. Inside, Williams was found on his bed, killed by gunfire, and detectives treated the scene as a ...
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