Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Larry Douglas Oden Jr.
Gender : Male
Age : 49
Race : White
Date : 08/04/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Bessemer
County : Bessemer
State : Alabama
Agency : Bessemer PD
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On August 4, in the 700 block of Academy Drive in Bessemer, Alabama, 49-year-old Larry Douglas Oden II reportedly fled from BPD officers conducting a property theft investigation. During the pursuit, Oden was injured with blunt force to his head at 6:52 p.m. Police refused to release any further information. A car crash does not appear to have occurred and it is unclear how Oden died from a head injury sustained during arrest. No eyewitness or video can be found verifying police claims about this death.
