An early morning shooting at a fast-food establishment near Auburn University in Alabama left one person dead and four others injured. According to WSB, authorities responded to gunshots fired at the location at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday. “Auburn Police Officers were already in the immediate vicinity of the call dispersing a large crowd. Officers confirmed …
Alabama authorities made a second arrest in a deadly 2017 home invasion after obtaining DNA testing results from a mask left at the crime scene. AL.com reported that Jefferson County police arrested Jason Dale Boatwright, 40, on August 22 for the September 15, 2017, home invasion that left Stephen Douglas Crump, 38, dead. Police said Boatwright and Crump, …
Two people arrested in Florida following the murders of an elderly Alabama couple reportedly stayed across the street from the couple in the weeks leading up to the slayings. According to AL.com, Zachary Phillips, 23, and Kristen Gullion, 30, both felons, haven’t been charged for Mary, 67, and Joe “Steve”, 68, Holt’s deaths. While police haven’t …
An Alabama couple is accused of allowing the woman’s 22-month-old son to lie in agony for at least 10 hours before she took him to the hospital. AL.com reports that police arrested mother Almetric Matthews, 33, and her boyfriend, Tristan Dial, 31, last week following an indictment. Dial is facing murder charges while Matthew is …
A missing Alabama girl who was found dead last month was beheaded after witnessing her grandmother’s fatal stabbing, an investigator testified during a preliminary hearing this week. According to AL.com, Madison County investigator Stacy Rutherford said Israel Palomino, 34, and Yoni Aguilar, 26, murdered Oralia Mendoza, 49, and her granddaughter, Maria Lopez, days after doing a drug …
Authorities in Alabama say a U.S. Air Force veteran opened fire on his wife and their triplet daughters before turning the gun on himself at their home last week. According to the The Daily Mail, the shooting occurred on Saturday night and resulted in the death of 44-year-old Charlene Orsi, one of the girls, and …
UPDATE 2:01 p.m. (EST): Per WAFB, Chilton County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday morning that Daylee Ann Powell, 13, was found safe in a home in Chilton County. Additional information about the teen’s disappearance is unavailable at this point in time. ORIGINAL Story: Authorities in Alabama are asking for the public’s help in locating a 13-year-old girl who …
TALLASSEE, Ala. (AP) — A gunman crashed into a vehicle outside a Walmart store on Tuesday morning, opening fire and killing two women before taking his own life, authorities said. Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock said as an investigation unfolded that it appeared the shooter purposely rammed a car into another vehicle in the store parking …
‘We finally got a confession out of them’
Two suspects have been arrested in the alleged murder of 13-year-old Mariah Lopez, of Huntsville, Alabama. Yoni Martinez Aguilar, 26, and Israel Gonzalez Palomino, 34, are being held without bond at the Madison County Jail on charges of capital murder, AL.com reports. According to a Madison County Sheriff’s Office press release, Lopez’s body was discovered …
Prison officials in Alabama reportedly discovered a death row inmate dead on the floor of his cell on Sunday morning. According to Fox News, 57-year-old Jeffrey Lynn Borden apparently committed suicide by hanging himself with a bed sheet. Authorities indicate his body was found during a security check and has since been delivered to the …
An Alabama father is facing multiple charges, including murder, for allegedly striking his 2-year-old daughter in the head with an exercise weight, killing her. Ira Reid, 38, is accused of throwing the weight Saturday morning during an argument with the child’s mother. The child was sitting in the car. As the mother got into her …
