An Alabama man has been charged with homicide after an argument along with his sister turned lethal.
In accordance with an announcement printed on Fb by the Hoover Police Division (HPD), officers had been dispatched to a home on the 700 block of Jasmine Means in Hoover at round 8:10 a.m. native time on Saturday, March 15, after receiving experiences of a taking pictures.
Police stated the suspect within the taking pictures, 40-year-old Jonathan Arthur Barclay, had already been detained by an off-duty state regulation enforcement officer, who had been close by when the taking pictures occurred.
Courtroom data obtained by PEOPLE present that Jonathan is the proprietor of the house.
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A 55-year-old lady, recognized as Jonathan’s sister, Rosalind Barclay, was discovered outdoors of the house with a number of gunshot wounds.
Medical personnel transported her to the UAB Hospital, the place she was pronounced lifeless, in line with police.
“Detectives decided the sufferer had arrived on the residence earlier within the morning, and an argument ensued,” police stated. “The sufferer went outdoors the residence, the place the argument continued close to her car.”
Jonathan then allegedly retrieved a firearm and shot his sister a number of occasions, police added. It’s not at the moment recognized what induced the siblings’ argument.
Neighbors within the space who spoke with Al.com reported listening to a complete of six gunshots go off on the time of the taking pictures.
The outlet reported that that is the primary homicide of 2025 in Hoover, a suburb of Birmingham.
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In accordance with the courtroom data, Jonathan was charged with homicide and is at the moment being held with out bail within the Hoover Metropolis Jail.
Police stated he shall be transferred to the Jefferson County Jail “when climate situations permit,” as Alabama is at the moment going through extreme twister and hurricane warnings.