An acquaintance went to the man's house to do a wellness check and discovered his body.
Birmingham police responded to the home in the 600 block of Sheridan Road just after 9 a.m. Monday, May 17, 2022. Authorities have released the name of an 83-year-old veteran found slain inside his Pratt City home Monday morning.Birmingham police responded to the home in the 600 block of Sheridan RoadA woman who identified herself as the mother of the victim’s daughter said she hadn’t heard from him all weekend, so she went to the home to check on him.
Officers made entry and found the victim dead. Sgt. Rod Mauldin said the injuries are consistent with a homicide, but they aren’t yet saying how he was killed. Coroner’s officials said it was unclear when Garrick was fatally injured but he was officially pronounced dead at 9:41 a.m.“We do believe it was possibly somebody that knew the victim,” Mauldin said.
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