The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the August 9 shooting death of Leesa Adair, 27, of Montgomery. On Sunday, August 9, around 8:20 pm, MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 3200 block of Harrison Road in reference to a subject shot. At the scene, contact was made with Adair who sustained a life-threatening gunshot wound….
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the July 13 shooting death of Donald Cullins, Jr., 22, of Montgomery. On Monday, July 13, around 2:15 am, MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 900 Block of Queensbury Drive in reference to a subject shot. At the scene, police located Cullins with a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a suspect with the Homicide of Trevaughn Patterson, 24, of Montgomery. He was fatally shot on June 4. On Thursday, June 4, around 3:23 pm, MPD and Fire Medics responded to the area of Madison Avenue and North Panama Street in reference to a subject shot. At the scene, police found an adult male…
Maurice Cooper-Jenkins/Source: Montgomery County Detention Facility Montgomery Police has charged a man in the Wednesday, May 6, homicide that left one person dead. Police arrested and charged 36-year-old Maurice Cooper-Jenkins with murder relating to the shooting death of 62-year-old Joseph Ford. MPD Spokesperson Cpt. Saba Coleman says police and fire medics responded to the 2900 block of McQueen around 3:00PM…
On April 17, Dadeville police responded to 911 call at 218 North Barrett Street in reference to two deceased persons. Willie Tidwell, 61, and his wife Barbara Tidwell, 65, suffered apparent gunshot wounds. After finding the bodies, an investigation began into the deaths of the Tidwell’s. On April 21, Dadeville Police obtained warrants for Derrick Lee Hightower, 32, of Columbus,…
Pleasant Springs Dr., Tuskegee/Source: Macon County EMA Tuskegee Police are investigating a homicide that took place Saturday night. Sgt. Kimberly Johnson says it happened in the 500 block of Pleasant Springs Drive around 8:00PM. Officers responded to the location on a report of a person shot. Once arriving at the scene, officers found a 30-year-old Tuskegee man dead from a…
Devonta Brown The Autuaga County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in a deadly shooting. Marcus Warren, 62, was found by police with a fatal gunshot. Devonta Brown was arrested as authorities identified him as a suspect in the fatal shooting of the 62-year-old man. The shooting happened just after 1:30 Monday morning on Blueberry Hill Road in Autauga County….
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the Sunday evening shooting death of Barbara Harwood, 64, of Montgomery. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 6700 block of Greenbrook Drive on Sunday, March 8, around 6:20 p.m. in reference to shots fired. At the scene, contact was made with the armed suspect, Charles Harwood, 65, that resulted…
Inmate homicides are on the rise in Alabama’s prisons despite a national spotlight on its corrections system. Prison system statistics show 11 inmate-on-inmate homicides in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. Prison system reports show that’s more than any recent year. The rise in inmate homicides comes despite a national spotlight on Alabama prisons and state officials’ promises for…
One person is in custody following a homicide investigation in Prattville. Chief Mark Thompson says it happened just after 9:30AM on Cosby Court, just off Martin Luther King Drive. Police found one female victim dead on the scene. Authorities are calling it domestic-related. Chief Thompson says authorities have arrested 55-year-old Lee Ephraim in Elmore County as a suspect in this…
