Mercedes Morris

Death by Force

On January 1, 2014, 21-year-old Mercedes Benee' Morris was fatally shot in Huntsville, Alabama. Police discovered her in the passenger seat of a car at a gas station on Sparkman Drive. She was transported to Huntsville Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.

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