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Corey Dekel Merrida

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Oct 26, 2016

Victim Details

Corey Dekel Merrida

Male

Black / African American

Birmingham

AL

2016-10-26

39

Corey

Dekel Merrida

07/05/2026

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In the early hours of October 26, 2016, the life of 39-year-old Corey Dekel Merrida, a male, was tragically cut short. Deputies responded to a call of a person shot shortly after 1:00 a.m. in the 1800 block of Centerbrook Lane in Center Point, a suburb of Birmingham. Upon their arrival, they discovered Merrida suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation into the homicide revealed a complex and unfortunate series of events. Merrida had bee ...
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  • AL.com: Authorities ID 39-year-old man gunned down at his Jeffco apartment
  • Man killed during possible drug-related shooting
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