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Alvin AL Simmons

Case from Columbia, SC dated Jul 27, 2023

Victim Details

Alvin AL Simmons

Male

Black / African American

Columbia

SC

2023-07-27

58

Alvin

AL Simmons

06/30/2026

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In the late afternoon heat of a South Carolina summer, a dispute over something as ordinary as a parking spot escalated into a fatal encounter that claimed the life of 58-year-old Alvin 'AL' Simmons. On July 27, 2023, in the 5500 block of North Main Street in Columbia, what began as a disagreement in the parking lot of an auto shop turned violent before 5 p.m. Alvin AL Simmons, a Black / African American male, was fatally shot during the altercation.

Both Simmons and another man, later id ...
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  • WACH: Man charged after-shooting on North Main leaves one dead
  • https://www.wistv.com: Two people hit by gunfire in Columbia
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