fatal shooting

Man Shot, Killed on E. South Blvd. in Montgomery

Montgomery police say they’re conducting a homicide investigation following a shooting in the 500 block of E. South Blvd. This morning at about 12:35 a.m., police and fire medics say they found a man dead of a gunshot wound at the scene. Police say the circumstances surrounding the shooting are still under investigation. Call CrimeStoppers at (334) 215-STOP if you have a tip to help solve…

Macon County Woman Arrested For Fatally Shooting Her Grandmother

Macon County authorities are investigating a fatal shooting. Macon County Sheriff Andre Brunson says the shooting happened around 11 o’clock Saturday morning at a home on County Road 67. Authorities say the family was preparing to go to a funeral when an altercation broke out between a 22-year-old woman and her 58-year-old grandmother. They say the woman pulled out a gun…

Court Upholds Case of Man Convicted in Auburn Slayings

A state appeals court has upheld the conviction of a man serving life without parole in the shooting deaths of two one-time Auburn University football players and a third man. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the case against Desmonte Leonard on Friday. The judges rejected defense claims including Leonard’s argument that a Lee County judge erred when he…

Clanton Man Pleads Guilty to Fatally Shooting Wife at Doctor’s Office

A central Alabama man has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his wife at a physician’s office a year ago. Eric Price pleaded guilty Monday to a murder charge in the slaying of 24-year-old Leaj Jarvis Price. Prosecutors will recommend a sentence of 40 years in prison for the 27-year-old man. Price entered the plea as attorneys were preparing for the…

Arrest Made in Vaughn Lakes Deadly Shooting

The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in the Wednesday, April 13, shooting death of 21-year-old Anthony Rogers of Montgomery. MPD detectives charged James Thomas, 21, of Montgomery with one count of murder. Thomas turned himself in to MPD detectives on April 14. He was transported to the Montgomery County Detention Facility, where he was being held under a $250,000 bond. MPD and Fire…