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Idrian Gardner

Case from Mobile, AL dated Feb 21, 2017

Victim Details

Idrian Gardner

Male

Black / African American

Mobile

AL

2017-02-21

40

Idrian

Gardner

07/09/2026

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In the early morning hours of February 21, 2017, the life of 40-year-old Idrian Gardner, a Black male, was tragically cut short in Mobile, Alabama. His body was discovered inside the doorway of a vacant apartment in the 1500 block of Heron Drive, where he had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The Mobile Police Department responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle at approximately 5:12 a.m. and made the grim discovery.

Residents in the area recalled hearing the sound of multiple gunsh ...
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  • AL.com: Victim identified in Heron Drive homicide
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    Has anyone looked into the connection between the burned-out units and Gardner's murder? It seems li... ...Read More
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