The 5-week-old died Monday between 3:45 p.m. and 10:49 p.m., the records state. His father is charged with capital murder because the child is under the age of 14.
The man who allegedly shot a mother, kidnapped her daughter and shot at police during a pursuit last month before shooting himself has been charged.
Joshua Dwayne Taylor, 23, of Wetumpka, was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon on charges of attempted murder, first-degree kidnapping and second-degree assault.
Montgomery police Capt. Saba Coleman said the ordeal began about 4:30 a.m. April 5 at a residence in the 2000 block of Rexford Road.
Taylor, according to his arrest affidavit, unlawfully entered the home looking for the daughter of the woman who would become a gunshot victim. While inside the residence the defendant caused serious physical injury to the victim by shooting her in the right thigh/knee area, an officer wrote in Taylor s court records. The defendant then forcibly took the victim s daughter out of the residence against her will and fled the scene.
Hostage situation, shooting blocks Birmingham Highway, Hunter Loop Road
Video shows high speed chase on Birmingham Hwy. in Montgomery By WSFA Staff | April 5, 2021 at 8:23 AM CDT - Updated April 5 at 12:21 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Montgomery police are investigating after a hostage situation and shooting Monday morning.
According to Capt. Saba Coleman, officer and medics were called around 4:30 a.m. to the 2000 block of Rexford Road after a report of a shooting. When they arrived, officers found a woman who had non-life-threatening injuries from a gunshot wound.
Coleman says the woman was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
After the shooting, Coleman says the suspect abducted another woman from the home and fled in a vehicle.
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Motorists driving in the area of Birmingham Highway and Hunter Loop Road should seek an alternate route, according to Montgomery police.
Montgomery police say an ongoing investigation has closed all lanes in the area.
Birmingham Highway at Hunter Loop Road closed after incident. (Source: WSFA 12 News)Birmingham Highway at Hunter Loop Road closed after incident. (Source: WSFA 12 News)
We have reached out to MPD for more information on the incident.
Maxwell Air Force Base is also advising those coming onto the base to find an alternate route other than Highway 31/Birmingham Highway.