Erskin Hawkins

Murdered
Case Description
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Authorities late Sunday night released the name of a man gunned down hours earlier in possible retaliation for alleged sex abuse of a young girl.

Birmingham police identified the homicide victim as Erskine Hawkins. He was 47.

The shooting happened about 3:15 p.m. Sunday. The city's West Precinct officers responded to the 1100 block of 15th Street West on a report of someone shot. When they arrived on the scene, they found Hawkins in the alley lying on ground suffering from ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Erskin Hawkins

    March 28, 2022

    Male

    African-American / Black

    Birmingham

    AL

    2017-07-16

    47

    Erskin

    Hawkins


    Area Body Found:
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    Does anyone happen to know if there is a GoFundMe set up for the Erskin family? I heard about their ... ...Read More
    12/06/2023
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    02/05/2023
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