From The Tribune staff reports
TALLADEGA COUNTY A GoFundMe account has been created for the family of a young woman who was killed in a murder-suicide this weekend in Talladega County.
Katlynn Jones, 24, tragically lost her life on April 17, 2021 after her alleged boyfriend forced his way into her Jacksonville residence. Jones’ 4-year-old son Mason was also injured during the incident and is in critical condition.
Alex Haynes, 21, was quickly located by the Anniston Police Department on Saturday and a high-speed chase ensued. The chase ended in a Talladega County field where Haynes shot himself. He later died as a result of the self-inflicted injury.
Young mother shot and killed, child injured in east Alabama
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Alabama man dead after woman slain, child shot in head
April 19, 2021
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WEAVER, Ala. (AP) An Alabama man suspected of killing a woman and shooting her 4-year-old son led officers on a chase through two counties before shooting himself to death in a field, police said.
Katlynn M. Jones, 24, was found dead with multiple bullet and knife wounds at her home on Saturday after Alex L. Haynes, 21, of Oxford told his mother he had killed her, according to a statement from the Weaver Police Department. Jones son suffered a gunshot wound to the head.
The child was sent to UAB Hospital in Birmingham, where he was listed in critical condition, and Anniston police soon located Haynes, who fled in a vehicle.