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Charles Hugh Perkins

Case from Florence, AL dated Apr 29, 2016

Victim Details

Charles Hugh Perkins

Male

Florence

AL

2016-04-29

77

Charles

Hugh Perkins

Yes

07/06/2026

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In the quiet city of Florence, Alabama, a life of service and retirement was abruptly and violently cut short on the afternoon of Friday, April 29, 2016. Charles Hugh Perkins, a 77-year-old male who had honorably served his community as a retired Florence Police Department officer and later as a detention officer at the city jail, was fatally shot. The incident that claimed his life unfolded in the 300 block of Redbud Street, shattering the tranquility of the neighborhood.

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  • TimesDaily: Next door neighbor charged in Friday afternoon shooting death
  • AL.com: Man shot, killed in front yard, neighbor charged in his death, Florence police say
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