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David Dewayne Martin

Case from Birmingham, AL dated May 28, 2009

Victim Details

David Dewayne Martin

Male

Birmingham

AL

2009-05-28

44

David

Dewayne Martin

Yes

06/26/2026

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A quiet Thursday morning in the Birmingham suburb of Fultondale was shattered by a tragic and violent outburst that left one man dead and two others wounded. David Dewayne Martin, a 44-year-old male, was fatally shot on May 28, 2009, in a burst of gunfire that erupted in the Roebuck Plaza area. The incident, which began outside a methadone clinic, set off a frantic police chase that ended with the gunman taking his own life.

The perpetrator was identified as 42-year-old Darol Wayne Odell. ...
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  • al: Authorities identify Darol Wayne Odell as man who killed himself after shooting three people in Roebuck
  • List of Birmingham homicides in 2009 - Bhamwiki
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