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Selma police detectives investigate city’s first murder of 2025

From the West Alabama Newsroom– Selma Police are investigating the city’s first murder of 2025 — less than a week into the new year. Chief Kenta Fulford says officers responded to a shots fired call in the area of Keller Alley at around 8:30 Saturday night. Officers received a 2nd call while in route — about a gunshot victim on…

Dallas Co. Sheriff offers Christmas shopper safety tips

From the West Alabama Newsroom– Law enforcement officials are warning people to stay alert when they’re out shopping during the Christmas holiday season. Christmas may be the Season of Giving — but it’s also a season for taking. Every year during the Christmas holiday season — thieves and robbers — come out on the prowl. “You know it is a…

Selma murder victim’s mother unhappy with murder sentence

From the West Alabama Newsroom– The sentence handed down to a Selma man convicted of murder has left the victim’s mother heartbroken — and fuming. Lakeisha Leggett is grieving over the loss of her 20 year old daughter Shykereya. And Leggett is also upset about the sentence that was given to the man convicted in her murder. “My daughter life…

Drive-by shooting leaves one man dead in Dallas Co.

From West Alabama Newsroom– A murder investigation is underway in Dallas County — following a drive-by shooting at a gas station convenience store. Sheriff Mike Granthum says a Dallas County man was shot — then taken to the Vaughan Regional Medical Center E-R — where he was later pronounced dead. Granthum says the shooting happened at around 8 Friday night…

Murder investigation underway after a shooting in Wilcox Co.

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A 21 year old young woman is dead — and a murder investigation is underway — following a shooting in Wilcox County. Sheriff Larry Colston says the shooting happened Monday morning — at a house just outside of the Camden city limits. He says deputies responded to a shooting call — on the 400 block…

Selma Police Investigate City’s 1st Homicide of 2023

From the West Alabama Newsroom– Selma Police are investigating the city’s first murder of the year. The victim was shot several times — and pronounced dead on the scene. Lt. Ray Blanks says it happened at around 10:30 Tuesday morning — on the corner of Highway 80 — and County Road 56. Police are not releasing the name of the…

Selma Police Investigate City’s 15th Murder of the Year

From the West Alabama Newsroom– Selma Police are investigating another murder in the city. This time — the victim is a 20 year old young woman. Capt. Natasha Fowlkes says Alvineisha Carter was shot around nine Thursday night — on the 600 block of Martin Luther King Avenue. Fowlkes says Carter was struck several times in the neck and torso….

Mother of Selma Murder Victim Crying Out for Justice

From the West Alabama Newsroom– The mother of a Selma murder victim is crying out for justice — in the shooting death of her eighteen year old son. “My hurt, my pain, it’s just unbelievable.” Valerie Hunter of Selma is a grieving mother — devastated by the loss of a son — shot down in his youth. “There’s no way…

Two People Killed in a Pair of Weekend Shootings in Selma

From the West Alabama Newsroom– Selma Police are investigating a pair of shootings over the weekend in the Queen City — that left two people dead. Chief Kenta Fulford says the two homicides happened about five hours apart from each other. The first one happened at Minter Terrace apartments on the 2500 block of Minter Avenue. Police found the victim…