16-year-old arrested in connection to deadly Prichard shootout

Homicide on Meaher Street
Homicide on Meaher Street(WALA Fox10)
Published: Jul. 3, 2024 at 6:05 PM CDT
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PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA) - FOX10 News has learned a 16-year-old Mobile boy has been arrested in connection to one of the deadly shootings in Prichard on Sunday, June 30.

Prichard PD said the teen fired shots during a shootout in the 200 block of Meaher Street, but he wasn’t the gunman who killed Asa Jones.

The 16-year-old is charged with first-degree robbery and discharging a firearm.

Police can’t release the teen’s name under Alabama law, even though he’s charged as an adult.

The shooting was the first of two homicides that occurred that night.