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Jamal Butler

Case from Opelika, AL dated Oct 18, 2011

Victim Details

Jamal Butler

Male

Black / African American

Opelika

AL

2011-10-18

18

Jamal

Butler

Yes

06/24/2026

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Jamal Marcel Butler, an 18-year-old African American male from Opelika, Alabama, died on October 18, 2011, after a shooting that unfolded along the 500 block of W. E. Morton Avenue. Late that Tuesday afternoon, officers with the Opelika Police Department were sent to the area on a report of a gunshot victim. Behind an apartment complex, they found Butler suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper torso, the kind that leave little room for time or luck. He was rushed to East Alabama Medical Cente ...
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  • Opelika teen suspected of murder turns himself into police - AL.com
  • Jamal Butler, age 18 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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