In the late hours of a Sunday in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 29-year-old Ervin Wilkerson, Jr. was tragically cut short. On November 25, 2007, Wilkerson, a resident of Fairfield, became a victim of gun violence. The specific details surrounding the shooting, including the location and the circumstances that led to the fatal event, have not been made publicly available through online sources.
Following his death, Wilkerson's family was left to mourn their loss. His mother, Ithrine M.
Wilkerson, and his father, Rev. Ervin Wilkerson, Sr., along with his brother, Antonia Adamson, and grandmother, Mrs. Mary Daniel, survived him. A funeral service was held the following Saturday, December 1st, at The Advocate Center-Cutting Edge Ministries in Irondale, with his burial taking place at Valhalla Cemetery.
Despite the passage of time, publicly accessible information regarding an investigation into Ervin Wilkerson, Jr.'s death is scarce. Online records and news archives do not contain details of any arrests made in connection with the homicide, nor is there any mention of a suspect or suspects being identified or charged. The case remains without a public resolution, leaving the narrative of that fateful November night incomplete.
