KILLEN–Authorities tell ShoalsInsider.com, that a single-vehicle crash at 2:30 p.m. today, Oct. 17, has claimed the life of a Florence man.According to Troopers, Jarnais Montes Porter, 28, was killed when the 2007 Lincoln MKZ, in which he was a passenger, ran off the roadway, struck the median and overturned.

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KILLEN–Authorities tell ShoalsInsider.com, that a single-vehicle crash at 2:30 p.m. today, Oct. 17, has claimed the life of a Florence man.According to Troopers, Jarnais Montes Porter, 28, was killed when the 2007 Lincoln MKZ, in which he was a passenger, ran off the roadway, struck the median and overturned.

Porter was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Lincoln, Larissa Noelle Bowlin, 24, of Killen, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected and transported to an area hospital for treatment of her injuries.

The crash occurred on U.S. 72 inside the Killen City Limits.

At the time of the incident, Bowlin was being pursued by an officer from the Killen Police Department, which requested Alabama State Troopers investigate the crash.

Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate the incident.

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MONTGOMERY— Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded a $2,695 grant to help Colbert County Sheriff’s Office obtain new body cameras for deputies and for county jail staff.

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MONTGOMERY— Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded a $2,695 grant to help Colbert County Sheriff’s Office obtain new body cameras for deputies and for county jail staff.

County officials said that the cameras will be a valuable tool to document interaction between law enforcement and the public and can be used in training or as evidence in criminal cases.

Bentley notified Colbert County Commission Chairman David Black that the grant had been approved.

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grant from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Justice. ADECA manages a wide range of programs that support law enforcement, economic development, infrastructure upgrades, recreation, energy conservation, water resources management and career development.

Florence police have released the name of the officer and the shooter in Sunday morning’s shooting.

The officer is Brian Berry. Police say he was shot in the face with a .45 caliber handgun by Matthew Hall McCravy, 22, of Florence.

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Officer Brian Berry

Florence police have released the name of the officer and the shooter in Sunday morning’s shooting.

The officer is Brian Berry. Police say he was shot in the face with a .45 caliber handgun by Matthew Hall McCravy, 22, of Florence.

After Berry was shot, McCravy is said to have led police in a chase which ended with a collision in the Chisholm Hills Church of Christ parking lot. As officers approached the car they heard a gunshot. McCravy is said to have took his own life with a self inflicted gunshot would to the head.
Berry is in Huntsville Hospital for treatment. Officials say he is recovering.
Special agents with the ALEA’s State Bureau of Investigation are investigating the shooting.