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Case Description
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In the spring of 2016, the life of 29-year-old Stephen Marquis Gaines was cut short in a burst of gunfire in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Known to his friends and family as 'Spud,' Gaines, a male, was fatally shot on April 24, 2016. His death, which occurred in the early hours of that Sunday, was the culmination of a series of events that began with another shooting just an hour earlier.

Authorities reported that prior to his death, Gaines himself had been a suspect in a shooting incident. He was ...Read More
Victim Details

Stephen Marquis Gaines

Male

Black / African American

Tuscaloosa

AL

2016-04-24

29

Stephen

Marquis Gaines

Yes

03/14/2026