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Case Description
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In the early hours of March 9, 2017, 37-year-old Derrick Eugene Bates was fatally shot outside his home on Oak Drive in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Shortly after 1 a.m., as Bates exited his vehicle and approached his front door, an assailant confronted him and fired a single, fatal shot. Responding officers discovered Bates lying in his driveway, succumbing to the gunshot wound.

Despite extensive investigations by the Tuscumbia Police Department, the case remains unsolved. Authorities have cond ...Read More
Victim Details

Derrick Eugene Bates

Male

Black / African American

Tuscumbia

AL

2017-03-09

37

Derrick

Eugene Bates

11/20/2025