Selma Police Officer Killed, Woman Injured in “Ambush Shooting”
A Selma police officer was killed and a woman injured in what Dallas Co. District Attorney Michael Jackson is calling an ambush shooting.
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Six People Shot in Dallas Co. Over Fourth of July Holiday
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Six people were shot in the Selma-Dallas County area — over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Selma Police say 42 year old Thaddeus Leshore of Orrville is charged with murder in the shooting death of year old Isah Simmons, Jr. “Officers arrived on the scene — made contact with a black male who had…
Selma Police Search for Missing 13 Year Old Female
Selma Police are looking for 13-year-old Kamirah Coleman who was last seen at the Dollar General in White Hall, Al on May 8th at 9:30 pm. Coleman left her home in Selma the previous night. She was last seen wearing a purple dress, black shirt, and dark color shoes. Officers believe Coleman is trying to get to the Montgomery area….
Selma Teenager Shot and Killed in Apparent Shootout
A Selma teenager was killed in an apparent shootout over the weekend. Selma Police Chief Kenta Fulford said a 17-year-old was shot and killed in the 800 block of First Avenue Saturday afternoon. The victim has been identified as Amari Bonner. Police have charged 16-year-old David Cole with capital murder and a 15-year-old with felony murder. Cole is expected to…
WATCH: Possible Funnel Cloud Caught on Camera Near Selma
Alabama News Network was on the air live when we caught what looked like a funnel cloud on our Alfa Insurance Camera Network in Selma. Dallas County was under a tornado warning at the time and we were tracking the storm on radar at around 12:30 p.m. Meteorologist Ryan Stinnett and Chief Meteorologist Shane Butler tracked the storm as it…
Bloody Sunday Memorial Honors Late Civil Rights Giants
(AP Photo/Kevin Glackmeyer, File) SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Activists who gathered virtually and in-person to commemorate a pivotal day in the civil rights struggle that became known as Bloody Sunday have called on people to continue the fight for voting rights. They also honored giants of the civil rights movement who died last year. They are Congressman John Lewis, the…
Selma Food Giveaway New Location Only for Tuesday, February 9
The time and location of a weekly drive-thru food giveaway held in Selma each Tuesday has changed this week. Pastor John Grayson says the food giveaway will be held at his church instead of Bloch Park Tuesday, February 9. The giveaway will be held today at Gospel Tabernacle Church from noon to 2 PM. The address for the church is…
Selma PD Investigates City’s First Murder of the Year
The Selma Police Department is working the city’s first murder of 2021. According to Chief Kenta Fulford, a man was shot at about 6 p.m. Thursday. The shooting happened at the corner of Medical Center Parkway and Oak street in the parking lot of a popular barbecue restaurant. Police have not yet identified the victim. No arrests have been made…
Selma Man Wanted for Double Murder Turns Himself In
Roderick Harrison, 41, of Selma wanted for killing 24-year-old Wendell Pullom and 28-year-old Johnny Bonner III has turned himself in. Selma police say Harrison turned himself in on Wednesday, December 2. Harrison is facing capital murder charges for the double murder. The murders of Pullom and Bonner occurred Friday, November 27. Police found the two men both suffering from gunshot…
Shots Fired into Selma Mayor James Perkins’ Home
An investigation is underway in Selma after the home of Mayor James Perkins, Jr. is shot into. Police Chief Kenta Fulford says Perkins returned home this morning and found a bullet hole in the wall of his office and sheetrock on the floor. Fulford says it’s unknown at this time whether Perkins was targeted or it was a stray bullet…
