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Cornelius Mosley

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Jan 05, 2009

Victim Details

Cornelius Mosley

Male

Birmingham

AL

2009-01-05

34

Cornelius

Mosley

Yes

07/04/2026

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In the early afternoon of January 5, 2009, Cornelius Rogaria Mosley, a 34-year-old man, was shot and killed in a brazen daylight attack in Birmingham, Alabama, marking the city's first homicide of the year. The shooting, which also left Mosley's brother wounded, occurred just after 12 noon at the intersection of First Avenue South and Goldwire Street.

According to initial reports, a gunman opened fire on the two brothers. The motive for the shooting was not immediately clear, but authorit ...
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  • Enewscourier.com: Birmingham records 1st homicide of ’09
  • al: Update: Two brothers shot today, one dies to become Birmingham's first homicide of 2009
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    Did anyone else find it particularly chilling how the attack on Mosley and his brother happened at s... ...Read More
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