University of Alabama student, father of 3 killed; suspect found hiding in attic, police say
An Alabama man accused of gunning down a University of Alabama student, a father of three and a family dog was captured hiding in an attic crawl space just hours after the victims were found inside a home, authorities said.De'Kendrick Crawford, 24, is charged with capital murder in the July 6 killings of Jazmine Alexis Bates, 22, and Jose Felix Alvarez-Duenas, 31, according to the Tuscaloosa County Violent Crimes Unit.The investigation began after a homeowner, who was out of the country, became worried when she couldn't reach Alvarez-Duenas, whom she had asked to house-sit and care for her dog.POLICE IDENTIFY TWO TEEN SUSPECTS AFTER PENN STATE STUDENT SHOT DEAD OVER STOLEN PHONEAfter checking her doorbell cameras, she spotted a man acting suspiciously on her back porch during the overnight hours and asked her landlord to contact police.When Brookwood officers arrived for a welfare check, they found Alvarez-Duenas dead just inside the front door.As they cleared the home, they discovered Bates dead inside a bedroom closet. The homeowner's dog had also been killed.NFL STAR'S BROTHER CHARGED WITH MURDER OF MOTHER AFTER POLICE FOUND HIM SELF-BARRICADED NEAR BODYBates, Alvarez-Duenas and the homeowner all knew each other from working at a local business, investigators said.
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An Alabama man accused of gunning down a University of Alabama student, a father of three and a family dog was captured hiding in an attic crawl space just hours after the victims were found inside a home, authorities said.De'Kendrick Crawford, 24, is charged with capital murder in the July 6 killings of Jazmine Alexis Bates, 22, and Jose Felix Alvarez-Duenas, 31, according to the Tuscaloosa County Violent Crimes Unit.The investigation began after a homeowner, who was out of the country, became worried when she couldn't reach Alvarez-Duenas, whom she had asked to house-sit and care for her dog.POLICE IDENTIFY TWO TEEN SUSPECTS AFTER PENN STATE STUDENT SHOT DEAD OVER STOLEN PHONEAfter checking her doorbell cameras, she spotted a man acting suspiciously on her back porch during the overnight hours and asked her landlord to contact police.When Brookwood officers arrived for a welfare check, they found Alvarez-Duenas dead just inside the front door.As they cleared the home, they discovered Bates dead inside a bedroom closet. The homeowner's dog had also been killed.NFL STAR'S BROTHER CHARGED WITH MURDER OF MOTHER AFTER POLICE FOUND HIM SELF-BARRICADED NEAR BODYBates, Alvarez-Duenas and the homeowner all knew each other from working at a local business, investigators said. Crawford had also previously worked there and knew all three.Doorbell camera footage, electronic evidence and other physical evidence quickly led detectives to Crawford, who was tracked to a relative's apartment in nearby Northport.🚨 Know something we should investigate?📩 stepheny.price@fox.com📸 IG: @fndstephprice🎥 X: @StephenyPriceYour tip could lead to our next story.Rather than surrender, Crawford barricaded himself inside the apartment, prompting a large response from local, state and federal law enforcement.NATIONAL GUARDSMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FATAL SHOOTING OF SOLDIER HE FOUND IN BED WITH HIS EX-GIRLFRIENDOfficers eventually breached the apartment and found him hiding in an attic crawl space roughly 10 hours after the victims were discovered.According to jail records, Crawford was booked July 7 on charges of capital murder involving two or more persons and discharging a firearm into an occupied building.The homicide investigation also uncovered that Crawford was already wanted on an unrelated felony warrant tied to a May shooting near the University of Alabama.Police allege Crawford fired several rounds into an occupied office building near Coleman Coliseum after being fired from a contractor job on campus.FOLLOW US ON XAuthorities emphasized that the contractor position was unrelated to the local business where he had worked alongside the victims.The killings stunned friends and former coworkers at Buffalo Phil's Wings, where Bates, Alvarez-Duenas, the homeowner and Crawford had all previously worked together."It is with shattered hearts that we share the unimaginable loss of two beloved members of our work family," the restaurant wrote in a Facebook tribute. "Felix and Jazmine were more than employees—they were family."CLICK HERE FOR MORE U.S.
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- An Alabama man accused of gunning down a University of Alabama student, a father of three and a family dog was captured hiding in an attic crawl space just hours after the victims were found inside a home, authorities said.De'Kendrick Crawford, 24, is charged with capital murder in the July 6 killings of Jazmine Alexis Bates, 22, and Jose Felix Alvarez-Duenas, 31, according to the Tuscaloosa County Violent Crimes Unit.The investigation began after a homeowner, who was out of the country, became worried when she couldn't reach Alvarez-Duenas, whom she had asked to house-sit and care for her dog.POLICE IDENTIFY TWO TEEN SUSPECTS AFTER PENN STATE STUDENT SHOT DEAD OVER STOLEN PHONEAfter checking her doorbell cameras, she spotted a man acting suspiciously on her back porch during the overnight hours and asked her landlord to contact police.When Brookwood officers arrived for a welfare check, they found Alvarez-Duenas dead just inside the front door.As they cleared the home, they discovered Bates dead inside a bedroom closet. The homeowner's dog had also been killed.NFL STAR'S BROTHER CHARGED WITH MURDER OF MOTHER AFTER POLICE FOUND HIM SELF-BARRICADED NEAR BODYBates, Alvarez-Duenas and the homeowner all knew each other from working at a local business, investigators said.
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