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Ki-jana Ray Free

Case from Tuscumbia, AL dated Mar 01, 2016

Victim Details

Ki-jana Ray Free

Male

Black / African American

Tuscumbia

AL

2016-03-01

19

Ki-jana

Ray Free

Yes

08/15/2026

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On a Tuesday evening in Tuscumbia, Alabama, the life of 19-year-old Ki-jana Ray Free, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short. On March 1, 2016, Free was fatally shot while sitting in his car at the Spring Creek Apartments. The violent ambush also left a passenger in his vehicle, Tyler Blythe, seriously injured.

The investigation into the shooting revealed a plot rooted in retaliation. Authorities determined that members of a gang known as the "Almighty Imperial Gangsters" ...
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  • Truck found that is possibly connected to Tuscumbia shooting
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