Tuscaloosa murder suspect found dead in parking lot from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound
Updated Apr 17, 11:14 PM;
Posted Apr 16, 10:26 PM
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A man wanted for capital murder was found dead in a vehicle parked in a Tuscaloosa church parking lot Friday.
The ordeal began late Thursday night when police were called to Springhill Apartments on 36th Avenue East, said Tuscaloosa police spokeswoman Stephanie Taylor. Omar Childers, 19, was found dead just before 11:30 p.m. inside a parked vehicle. He had been shot to death.
Investigators obtained a warrant to charge his cousin, 26-year-old Darren Childers, with capital murder, Taylor said. Once obtaining the warrant, Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit began looking for Darren Childers but were unable to locate him during the early morning hours Friday.
The suspect was located in a wooded area, and officers said he produced and fired a handgun as officers were approaching and giving commands. After the suspect fired his weapon, the officers returned fire.
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