Jeremy Jones

3 weeks ago | wkrg.com | Jeremy Jones

Posted: Jun 6, 2025 / 10:23 PM CDT Updated: Jun 6, 2025 / 10:29 PM CDT MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood is calling for capital murder to be the default charge for murder suspects. Sunday night’s deadly shooting at the Saenger Theatre has shaken the community.

3 weeks ago | wkrg.com | Jeremy Jones |Christina Harris

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A jury will soon decide the fate of Demetric Hooper, who is accused of murdering his 14-year-old daughter, Brittany Robinson, in 2012. During Friday morning testimony, a witness testified that she worked with Brittany Robinson around 2013 and 2014 at a strip club in Birmingham after she was reported missing. The jury heard testimony from the woman who was a former dancer. The woman said she reached out to police when she saw a photo of Robinson in a missing person’s ad in 2017.

3 weeks ago | wkrg.com | Jeremy Jones

Posted: Jun 5, 2025 / 09:25 PM CDT Updated: Jun 5, 2025 / 09:31 PM CDT PRICHARD, Ala. (WKRG) — After getting shot in the head in his Saint Stephens Woods apartment home, Kersheta Ross’ son, Kash, has a long road to recovery. She explained it hasn’t been easy, but she’s thankful he survived. Wednesday, June 4, 2025, will forever be one of the worst days of Kersheta’s life.

3 weeks ago | wkrg.com | Pat O'Donnell |Jeremy Jones

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A man has non-life-threatening injuries after he was shot Thursday evening outside a liquor store in Mobile. According to Mobile police officials, the shooting followed an argument that happened outside of My Boys liquor store on the 700 block of Holcombe Avenue. (WKRG News 5/Jeremy Jones)The man was shot in the leg. No word yet on the suspect. A News 5 crew is on the scene. This is a developing story. News 5 will provide updates as more information becomes available.

3 weeks ago | wjtv.com | Leon Petite |Pat O'Donnell |Jeremy Jones |Shamonee Baker

UPDATE (3:43 p.m.): The Prichard Police Department has begun an internal investigation after one of its police officers was arrested in Orange County, Florida. According to a news release from PPD, the department learned of David Cunningham’s involvement in the May 24 incident on June 2. “We are currently awaiting an investigative report from the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office to gain a clearer understanding of the circumstances,” the release said.