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Larry Douglas Oden Jr.
Age : 49
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 08/04/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Bessemer
County : Bessemer
State : Alabama
Agency : Bessemer Police Department
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Beaten/bludgeoned
Event : Died from blunt force trauma head injury sustained during rough arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/04/2023, Bessemer Police Department officers attempted to detain Larry Douglas Oden II while conducting a property theft investigation in the 700 block of Academy Drive. Oden ran from officers on foot. During the arrest, he sustained a blunt-force head injury. He was transported first to UAB Medical West and then to UAB Hospital for treatment.
Oden remained hospitalized for more than two weeks before dying from his injuries on 08/21/2023. The Jefferson County Coroner identified him as 49-year-old Larry Douglas Oden II. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's State Bureau of Investigation opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the injury and death. Authorities did not publicly explain how Oden sustained the fatal head injury.
