Crime & Safety
Suspect Charged After Fatal Shooting Near Greensboro Ave.
Police have charged 25-year-old Alajuwon Winters with capital murder in the shooting death of 19-year-old Dangelo Jackson
TUSCALOOSA, AL. β A suspect has been charged following the shooting death of a man Wednesday night on James I. Harrison Jr. Parkway near Greensboro Avenue.
The Tuscaloosa Police Department said in a media release Thursday night that 25-year-old Alajuwon Winters has been charged with capital murder in the shooting death of 19-year-old D'angelo Jackson. He was also charged with attempted murder and reckless endangerment.
Investigators believe Winters fired shots into an SUV while traveling on James I. Harrison Jr. Parkway and struck Jackson, who was a passenger in the SUV.
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Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit Commander Captain Jack Kennedy said two other people were also in the SUV when the other vehicle pulled alongside them. The charge was elevated to capital murder due to the suspect committing murder from within a vehicle and that the victim was murdered while within a vehicle.
He then said it is believed that the incident stemmed from an ongoing argument over a relationship with a woman.
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TPD said Winders was taken into custody Thursday night by investigators with the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit.
Winters is being held with no bond.
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