BIRMINGHAM, Ala (WBRC-TV)--- Here is the latest Alabama news from The Associated Press.
DOUBLE HOMICIDE
Police probe murders of two males in Opelika
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) -- A double homicide in Opelika is under
investigation today.
According to Lee County Coroner Bill Harris, at approximately
8:30 last night Opelika police responded to a 9-1-1 call to a
possible shooting in Lakeshore Trailer Park.
Harris said officers and paramedics found two males suffering
from gunshot wounds. He identified the victims as 33-year-old
Marrell Holland and 19-year-old Matthew Thomas, both of Opelika.
The two were taken to East Alabama Medical Center where they died a
short time later.
No arrests were made and Harris said police are treating both
deaths as homicides.
The murders are Opelika's fourth and fifth of the year.
DOUBLE HOMICIDE
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) -- A double homicide in Opelika is under
investigation today.
According to Lee County Coroner Bill Harris, at approximately
8:30 last night Opelika police responded to a 9-1-1 call to a
possible shooting in Lakeshore Trailer Park.
Harris said officers and paramedics found two males suffering
from gunshot wounds. He identified the victims as 33-year-old
Marrell Holland and 19-year-old Matthew Thomas, both of Opelika.
The two were taken to East Alabama Medical Center where they died a
short time later.
No arrests were made and Harris said police are treating both
deaths as homicides.
The murders are Opelika's fourth and fifth of the year.
