MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A fourth person was arrested and charged Friday in connection with an incident The shooting that killed him Two people were killed and 12 others injured in a busy downtown nightlife area of Alabama’s capital in early October, police said.
Kimontae Hood, 21, has been charged with first-degree murder and 12 counts of assault, according to Montgomery police.
Hood is the fourth person charged in the Oct. 4 shooting just before midnight in a busy downtown section filled with bars, hotels and restaurants. The police also arrested A Indefinite event Last Friday, as well Dantavious McGee19, was charged Monday with first-degree murder and Javorik Whiting19 years old, on Thursday, for the crime of attempted murder.
It was not immediately known whether Hood or the others had attorneys who could comment. Online jail records do not list attorneys for them.
Police said a 43-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy were killed. Investigators said they determined that several people fired into a crowd of people just after the Tuskegee-Morehouse College football game ended, a day after celebrating the long rivalry between the two historically black schools. At that time, five of the injured were in serious condition and seven were in non-life-threatening condition.
Investigators did not say what caused the shooting, but they said the initial shooting targeted one of the 14 victims, prompting several people to draw their weapons and start shooting. Seven of the 14 victims were under 20 years old, the youngest of whom was 16 years old. At least two of the victims were armed.
Police said several weapons and shells were found at the scene, and more arrests are expected.