DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences plans to open a new state laboratory in southeast Alabama that will conduct testing to help combat opioids and other drugs in the region.
14-year-old charged in killing of Alabama murder suspect
Updated May 05, 2021;
A 14-year-old has been charged with murder in last week’s fatal shooting in Dothan.
The shooting happened Thursday, April 29, in the 700 block of Alabama Avenue. The victim, 27-year-old Johnnie Settles, was taken by private vehicle to a hospital but was later pronounced dead.
Investigators with the Violent Crimes Unit and Forensic Services Unit talked with multiple witnesses which led to the identification of the young teen as a suspect. Dothan police said because of his age, his name is not being released.
The teen on Tuesday was charged with murder in juvenile court and is being held in the Southeast Alabama Diversion Center, a juvenile facility.
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Officer wounded, driver killed in Dothan shooting
April 20, 2021
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DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) A confrontation that began with a routine traffic stop ended with a motorist dead and a police officer wounded with a gunshot in a leg, authorities said.
A Dothan police officer stopped a car in a neighborhood around noon Monday because it didn t have a license plate, Police Chief Will Benny told a news conference. The officer saw a gun in the vehicle and the driver pulled away without permission, he said.
The officer followed a short distance until the vehicle stopped at an intersection and the driver got out with a pistol, Benny said.