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Benjamin Ferguson

Case from Huntsville, AL dated Feb 25, 2003

Victim Details

Benjamin Ferguson

Male

Huntsville

AL

2003-02-25

47

Benjamin

Ferguson

Yes

06/29/2026

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On a tragic Tuesday in Huntsville, Alabama, the life of 47-year-old Benjamin Ferguson was cut short in a senseless act of violence. The day, February 25, 2003, began like any other at a temporary employment agency, but it would end in a flurry of gunfire that left four men dead and another wounded. Ferguson was among those who perished, his life extinguished as he attempted to flee the chaos unfolding inside the building.

The gunman, identified as 23-year-old Emanuel Burl Patterson, had a ...
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  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/02/26/gunman-kills-4-at-alabama-employment-agency/6200103e-a455-45e6-a328-6475477830d6/
  • Four killed in workplace shooting in Huntsville - Gadsden Times
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