MUSCLE SHOALS–Two people are in police custody involving an early morning robbery attempt where one of the suspects, Malaivee Hawkins, 25, of Tuscumbia, was killed.

According to Muscle Shoals Police Chief Clint Reck, at around 4 am, three people lured a man into a home on Gusmus Avenue reportedly to rob him.

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MUSCLE SHOALS–Two people are in police custody involving an early morning robbery attempt where one of the suspects, Malaivee Hawkins, 25, of Tuscumbia, was killed. 

According to Muscle Shoals Police Chief Clint Reck,  at around 4 am,  three people lured a man into a home on Gusmus Avenue reportedly to rob him.

Reck said there were two males and a female perpetrator involved. The first suspect Malaivee Hawkins was fatally wounded.

The second male suspect in custody is Zachary Bratton, 22, who was also shot, is expected to make a full recovery.

The third suspect in custody is an 18-year-old female named Madison Newsome.

Bratton and Newsome are both reportedly being charged with robbery.

Authorities tell ShoalsInsider.com that Hawkins and Bratton attempted to physically attack the robbery victim and that’s when he fired the lethal shots that killed Hawkins and wounded Bratton.

Authorities say more charges are expected to be filed.

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Malaivee Hawkins

MUSCLE SHOALS–An early morning shooting has left a Tuscumbia man dead.

Sources tell ShoalsInsider.com that 25-year-old Malaivee Howard Hawkins of Tuscumbia was fatally wounded, in what was possibly a robbery, around 4:00 am at a home on the 2200 block of Gusmus Avenue.

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Malaivee Hawkins

MUSCLE SHOALS–An early morning shooting has left a Tuscumbia man dead. 

Sources tell ShoalsInsider.com that 25-year-old Malaivee Howard Hawkins of Tuscumbia was fatally wounded, in what was possibly a robbery, around 4:00 am at a home on the 2200 block of Gusmus Avenue.

Muscle Shoals Police Chief Clint Reck is expected to hold a news conference today providing details on the suspect in the shooting.

Hawkins attended Deshler High School.

More details as they become available.

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****Our thoughts and prayers are with this families involved at this difficult time.****

MUSCLE SHOALS–Authorities are investigating the shooting death of a Florence man.

According to police, they received a call at 9:28 p.m. on Monday, reporting a shooting at a home on Roosevelt Avenue.

When officers arrived they found 23-year-old Lonny Lee Logan, of Florence, near death with gunshot wounds.

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MUSCLE SHOALS–Authorities are investigating the shooting death of a Florence man.

According to police, they received a call at 9:28 p.m. on Monday, reporting a shooting at a home on Roosevelt Avenue.

When officers arrived they found 23-year-old Lonny Lee Logan, of Florence, near death with gunshot wounds.

Logan was pronounced dead at Shoals Hospital a short time later.

Investigators have Michael Demetrious Logan, 27, in custody.  He is Lonny Lee Logan’s older brother. The two were reportedly engaged in a heated argument when the shooting occurred.

He is being questioned. Authorities are trying to determine exactly what happened.

More details as they become available.

By Jeff Roland

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