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SBI Called In to Investigate Fatal Lowndesboro Gas Station Shooting

The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim in a fatal shooting that occurred on Sunday, February 7. The shooting happened at the Lowndesboro BP gas station at the intersection of State Hwy 97 & U.S. Hwy 80 East. Police located 29-year-old Robert Grant laying in the parking lot. Police pronounced Grant dead at the scene from the fatal…

Suspect in Officer-Involved Shooting in Montgomery Identified

John Adam Vinson, Jr./Source: Montgomery County Jail The suspect in the officer-involved shooting on Atlanta Highway Monday has been identified. The State Bureau of Investigation has charged John Adam Vinson, Jr. with one count of Attempted Murder. Vinson is also charged with Robbery 1st Degree. Police say it happened just before 10:00AM in the 300 block of Eastdale Road Circle….

UPDATE: Kimberly Police Officer Dies, Suspect Charged with Capital Murder

UPDATE: A North Alabama police officer, who was shot during a high-speed chase early Wednesday morning, has died.  The suspected shooter, Preston Chyenne Johnson, is now facing capital murder charges. U.S. Attorney Jay Town confirmed the Kimberly police officers’s death on Twitter, saying  “Alabama has lost another  brave officer whose end of watch came to soon while protecting and serving…

Alabama SBI Meets With Family Of Ulysses Wilkerson

On Friday, January 5th, 2018, representatives from the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation and the Pike County District Attorney’s Office met with immediate family members, and their attorneys, of the seventeen year-old juvenile arrested by the Troy Police Department on December 23rd, 2017.  SBI’s standard practice is to meet with at least one member of the immediate family in all…

Troy Police Chief Requests ‘Use of Force’ Investigation

The Alabama State Bureau of Investigation is looking into whether Troy Police officers used excessive force while taking a teenager into custody over the weekend. According to SBI, the 17-year-old male was injured while being arrested Sunday night in the area of Madison St. just before midnight. The unidentified teen was taken to Troy Regional Medical Center and later transported…

Victim Identified in Macon County Homicide

Authorities have identified the victim in a Macon County murder. According the State Bureau of Investigation, the victim is Macon County Resident Tim Woods. The murder occurred Monday on County Road 13 near U.S. Highway 80 intersection. At the request of the Macon County Sheriff’s Office, SBI is handling the investigation. Anyone with information that could help authorities solve this…