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Daniel Wideman

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Jun 17, 2016

Victim Details

Daniel Wide

Male

White / Caucasian

Birmingham

AL

2016-06-17

19

Daniel

Wideman

Yes

08/01/2026

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Daniel Wideman, a 19-year-old white man, was shot late on the night of June 17, 2016, on Avenue R in Birmingham’s Ensley area. Patrol officers responding to reports of gunfire found him down in the street with a gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, turning a warm Friday night into a sudden, silent cordon of flashing lights and blocked-off asphalt.

In the first days after the killing, investigators framed the shooting as something more personal than a random ambush, s ...
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  • AL.com: 'He wouldn't hurt a fly': Mother describes son killed in Ensley Friday night
  • Birmingham PD: Teen fatally shot in Ensley
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