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Tavares Smith

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Feb 15, 2017

Victim Details

Tavares Smith

Male

Black / African American

Birmingham

AL

2017-02-15

36

Tavares

Smith

Yes

06/28/2026

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Tavares Smith, 36, a man from Birmingham, Alabama, was killed on February 15, 2017, in an attack that unfolded while he was riding in a car with his girlfriend. As they traveled along Stouts Road, gunfire erupted from outside the vehicle, tearing into the maroon Buick and leaving Smith slumped in the driver’s seat with a fatal wound. His girlfriend, seated beside him, was struck as well, grazed by a bullet as the shooting ended as suddenly as it began.

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  • Birmingham police working fatal shooting on Stouts Road
  • Suspect arrested in connection with Birmingham shooting death
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