House-Sitter, Alabama Student and Dog Found Dead After Welfare Check; Suspect Found Hiding in Attic
Investigators said the victims were found inside a home after a welfare check, and one suspect was later charged with capital murder.
- On Monday, authorities discovered the bodies of Jose Felix Alvarez-Duenas and Jazmine Alexis Bates inside a Brookwood, Alabama, home; police arrested 24-year-old De'Kendrick Crawford hours later after finding him hiding in an attic crawl space.
- The investigation began after the homeowner, out of the country, requested a welfare check; she had accessed doorbell camera footage showing a man behaving suspiciously on her back porch early Sunday and contacted her landlord.
- Investigators revealed Crawford was already wanted on felony warrants stemming from a June incident near the University of Alabama; officials claim he fired shots from a moving vehicle after being fired from a contractor's job on campus.
- Authorities obtained a capital murder warrant charging Crawford with the deaths of two or more people based on video and physical evidence; detectives expect additional charges including animal cruelty and vehicle theft.
- Although all involved knew each other through previous hospitality employment, investigators have found no evidence of a motive. Crawford reportedly had a falling out with Alvarez-Duenas but has invoked his right to remain silent.
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House-sitter, Alabama student and dog found dead after welfare check; suspect found hiding in attic
Two people and a dog were found fatally shot inside an Alabama home Monday, and a 24-year-old man was arrested hours later on a capital murder warrant after authorities found him hiding in an attic crawl space, investigators said.
UA student, house-sitter, dog killed in Brookwood; Suspect found hiding in attic
Two people and a dog were found fatally shot inside a Brookwood home Monday, and a 24-year-old man was arrested hours later on a capital murder warrant after authorities found him hiding in an attic crawl space, investigators said.
Suspect arrested in Northport attic after killing two people and dog in Brookwood
BROOKWOOD, Ala. — A 24-year-old has been charged with murder after two people and a dog were found dead from gunshot wounds at a home in Brookwood on Monday, according to officials. 24-year-old De’Kendrick Crawford was taken into custody following a multi-agency operation that concluded when officers found him hiding in the crawl space of a relative’s attic on Deerfield Drive in Northport. Victims were identified as 31-year-old Jose Felix Alvare…
Alabama student, dog sitter found shot to death in Tuscaloosa County home
A University of Alabama student was among two people found shot to death at a Tuscaloosa County home. Authorities on Tuesday identified the victims as Jose Felix Alvarez-Duenas, 31, and UA student 22-year-old Jazmine Alexis Bates. De’Kendrick Crawford, 24, is…
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