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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Safiyah Riddle

It may be 'very difficult' to find fair jury for man accused of killing 18 people, lawyer says

Birmingham Mass Shooting Hearing - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The Alabama man accused of killing 18 people in 2023 and 2024, including two mass shootings, will go to trial in April next year, a judge ruled Tuesday.

But his attorneys have raised concerns about whether it will be possible to select impartial jurors from a city still reeling from record levels of violence last year.

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