Alabama forward Miles apprehended on murder charge
Alabama males’s basketball player Darius Miles and another male have been charged with capital murder in connection with an early morning shooting near school that eliminated a 23-year-old woman.Miles was reserved into the Tuscaloosa County Jail around 6:45 p.m. ET Sunday, an official with the prison told ESPN. In a statement Sunday, the university said that Miles, a junior reserve forward from Washington, D.C., is no longer on the team.Tuscaloosa authorities Capt. Jack Kennedy stated that the shooting occurred early Sunday morning in the Strip off University Blvd. near campus. He stated Jamea Harris of the Birmingham location was shot and killed.Miles, 21, and Michael Lynn Davis, 20, of Charles County, Maryland, were both charged
with capital murder. The capital murder charge developed because the death involved shots fired into a car, Kennedy stated.”At this time, it appears that the only motive was a small run-in that these individuals had with the victim as they were out on The Strip,” Kennedy stated in a press conference Sunday evening. They didn’t have a previous relationship, he said.He said the chauffeur of another automobile, in which Harris was a traveler, approached school police near
Bryant-Denny Stadium at about 1:45 a.m. stating that someone had actually shot into the vehicle, and he fired back. Among the suspects was dealt with for non-life-threatening injuries at a local health center, and Kennedy decreased to reveal who fired the weapon or who was hurt.Neither the chauffeur of the other vehicle nor Harris nor Davis seemed connected with the university, Kennedy said.On Saturday, Alabama had announced prior to its game versus LSU that Miles would miss out on the remainder of the season with an ankle injury.
His bio has been gotten rid of from the athletic department site and the university’s statement said he “has actually been gotten rid of from campus. “”The University of Alabama’s utmost priority is the safety and well-being of the school neighborhood, “the declaration checked out.”
We are grieved by the incident that occurred near school last night and extend our deepest condolences to the victim’s friends and family.”In a video published by AL.com, an emotional Miles can be heard stating, “I swear … I love you more than you picture “to somebody as he is accompanied into a law enforcement vehicle.Miles had actually participated in six games this season. The last time he bet the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide, on Dec. 20, 2022, he scored two points in Alabama’s 84-64 win
over Jackson State.The Associated Press contributed to this report.