Mistrial declared in case of ex-Prichard police officer charged with murdering neighbor while off-duty
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Alabama police officer fired after off-duty killing, arrest
December 23, 2020 GMT
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) An Alabama police officer has been fired after being arrested on a murder charge in what authorities describe as an off-duty shooting.
The Prichard Police Department said officer Johnathan Murphy, 35, was terminated following the slaying in nearby Mobile. The department is investigating, said a statement.
Murphy was arrested Tuesday in the killing of Larry Taylor, 39, who was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds at an apartment building late Monday. Authorities didn’t release information about what might have prompted the gunfire.
Murphy, while on duty in Prichard, shot and killed a motorist in 2017 but wasn’t charged and remained on the force, new outlets reported.
Prichard police officer charged with murder fired, faces excessive force lawsuit
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
A fired off-duty Prichard police officer involved in a Monday night shooting in Mobile also faces an excessive force lawsuit for an incident that happened in 2017.
Johnathan Murphy, 35, was fired Tuesday from the department after being arrested and charged with murder for a Monday night shooting that left 39-year-old Larry Taylor dead.
The shooting happened at the Avalon Plaza Apartments at 3600 Michael Blvd. around 10:16 p.m. Murphy was working as a courtesy officer for the apartment complex when the shooting occurred.
Taylor died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds, according to police.