Woman jailed in shooting death of Phenix City 12-year-old
A Phenix City 12-year-old is dead and a woman is now behind bars facing charges connected to the shooting death.
Authorities found the 12-year-old boy suffering from at least one gunshot wound in 3600 block of U.S. Highway 80 near Wynn Road on February 1, 2023. The boy was pronounced deceased on scene at 8:53 P.M., Russell County Coroner Arthur Sumbry Jr. confirmed to CNAW2NEWS.com
The boy will be sent to Montgomery, Alabama for a postmortem examination.
A woman was later taken into the custody. The woman, identified as 50-year-old Tywoana Evette Anderson Jakes, who was charged with homicide-capital murder of a person under the age of 14. She was booked in the Russell County Jail at 4:19 A.M. on February 2, 2023.
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