Child found unharmed, suspect in custody following Amber Alert, murder
UPDATE 1 (12:20 P.M. on June 11, 2025): Auburn Police Department, in conjunction with the United States Marshals Service, FBI and Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, located the suspect’s, Aaron Dontay Williams’, vehicle in Giles County, Tennessee. Additional agencies responded to the area.
At approximately 7:15 a.m. on July 11, 2025, Aaron Dontay Williams was taken into custody without incident. The missing child, Jibreel Harun, was also located unharmed, and officials are in the process of reuniting him with family. Williams will be taken to the Giles County Jail to await extradition.
“The Auburn Police Department would like to thank the United States Marshals Service, the FBI, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, the Alabama Fusion Center, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the Giles County Sheriff’s Office, Huntsville Community Corrections, the Huntsville SWAT Team, the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Parole, the Elkmont Police Department, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Central Alabama Crime Stoppers, and the entire Auburn community for all of the assistance they provided to this investigation,” APD said.
A three-year-old boy has been found unharmed and the suspect of the Amber Alert and murders of his wife and stepdaughter has been taken into custody.
According to Auburn Police, on July 11, 2025, at approximately 7:15 a.m., the United States Marshal Service, in conjunction with the FBI and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, took Aaron Dontay Williams into custody. The child, 3-year-old Jibreel Huran, was also located unharmed.
A manhunt for Williams began after authorities responded to a welfare check call on Samantha Court in Auburn on Thursday, June 10th. When they responded, they located Williams wife, Tyeisha Williams, 34, and Williams stepdaughter, Zynniya Wright, 13, deceased. Following an investigation, it was determined Jibreel Huran was not at the home and was abducted by Williams.
The investigation is currently ongoing, and anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Auburn Police Department Investigations Section at 334-501-3140.
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