Shooting

Police investigate fatal Saturday night shooting in Selma

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A murder investigation is underway in Selma after a fatal shooting in the city Saturday night. Sgt. Beauty Benjamin says the shooting on the 1500 block of Martin Luther King Street at around 10 pm. She says officers responded to the area and found a crashed vehicle with a 19 year old man inside. The…

Selma Police make an arrest in a Saturday night shooting

From the West Alabama Newsroom– One man is hurt and another is behind bars following a Saturday night shooting in Selma. Lt. Nathan Gibson says officers found 41 year old Michael Elmore sitting in a car bleeding when they arrived on the scene. The shooting happened on the 300 block of Wheeler Avenue. Gibson said Elmore appeared to have been…

Selma Police investigate city’s 9th homicide of the year

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A homicide investigation is underway in Selma — after a man is shot and killed in the city — early Sunday morning. Interim Selma Chief Michael Perry says officers found 46 year old Terence McGraw lying on the side of the road — at around 4 am Sunday. Perry says McGraw appeared to have been…

Uniontown police arrest two suspects in Saturday shooting

From the West Alabama Newsroom– Uniontown Police arrest two people suspected in a Saturday afternoon shooting after a community basketball tournament. Police Chief Michael Kiser says 26 year old Sherman Deshuwn Cain of Uniontown — and a 16 year old juvenile are charged in the shooting. He says the juvenile was at a basketball tournament at R.C. Hatch High School…

Marion Police search for wanted shooting suspect

From the West Alabama Newsroom– Marion Police need your help to find a wanted shooting suspect. Police Chief Nikisha Gailes says 21 year old Jeremiah Orlando Crawford, also known as BillĀ  is wanted for an early morning shooting on Thompson Circle last week. Gailes says several occupied and unoccupied vehicles and dwellings were damaged by the gunfire. And approximately 56…

Dallas Co. Sheriff’s Office investigates birthday party shooting

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A shooting Saturday night in Dallas County leaves one man behind bars — and another man in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Sheriff Mike Granthum says 50 year old Kevin Leon Coleman opened fire at his birthday party at one of the guests. Granthum says the shooting happened after Coleman became angry — about 51…

Two people killed, one person hurt in July 4th shooting in Selma

From the West Alabama Newsroom — A Selma man is behind bars tonight charged in a shooting that left two people dead and one person hurt. The shooting happened at around 2:30 early Saturday morning on the 1500 block of Mabry Street. Interim Selma Police Chief Michael Perry says officers found three people suffering from gunshot wounds when they arrived…

Orrville man found shot at his home Sunday night

From the West Alabama Newsroom– An Orrville man is recovering in a Birmingham hospital after being shot at his home Sunday night. Twenty-one year old Javon Richardson was found by his father suffering from a gunshot wound at their home. Richardson was driven to Vaughan Regional Hospital in Selma. During the investigation into the shooting Dallas Co. Sheriff’s Office deputies…