The shooting victim was states. identified as Cornelius Pickett was an assistant Pickett, 33, of Birmingham. coach for the Wylam Youth The afternoon slaying took Football 120-pound team, said place blocks away from Lorenzo Dent, the team's McAlpine Park where a large president. crowd of Western/Jackson Olin Pickett had gone to the alumni gathered for the stadium after doing some school's annual alumni picnic. fundraising for his team in Pickett was shot around 2:30 the Wylam area, Dent said. p.m. in the 500 block of 14th Pickett's team did not have a Street Ensley, Birmingham game Saturday. Police spokesman Sgt. Johnny Dent said he just met Pickett Williams said in a news this year, and all he knew of release. Pickett was him was positive. pronounced dead on arrival at "We're definitely offering UAB Hospital, Williams said. our prayers to the family," Police officers were told said Dent, who also serves as Pickett "was involved in an a pastor. altercation just before shots No arrests had been made as were fired," the release of Saturday night.
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