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Jonathan Michael Gilotti

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Jan 05, 2016

Victim Details

Jonathan Michael Gilotti

Male

White / Caucasian

Birmingham

AL

2016-01-05

33

Jonathan

Michael Gilotti

07/12/2026

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In the quiet pre-dawn hours of January 5, 2016, a tragedy unfolded in a suburban Birmingham, Alabama neighborhood that claimed the life of 33-year-old Jonathan Michael Gilotti. A male resident of the area, Gilotti was a husband, a father of two young sons, and a decorated U.S. Army veteran who had served as a tank commander in the Iraq War. His life was cut short when he was fatally shot in front of his home while apparently confronting individuals who were breaking into cars in his community. T ...
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  • Iraq war veteran, father of 2 killed in Hoover identified - WBRC
  • 2 in surveillance photos wanted for questioning in homicide
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