Crime & Safety
Arrest Made In Deadly UAB Shooting
Birmingham police have arrested a man in connection wit the death of 20-year-old Destiny Washington.
BIRMINGHAM, AL — An arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Destiny Washington on the UAB campus Friday. Birmingham police say Carlos Londarrius Stephens of Alabaster has been taken into custody and charged with capital murder.
According to police, around 9:40 p.m., officers were dispatched to Children's Hospital for a report of an adult gunshot victim, later identified as Washington, who arrived by way of private vehicle and was pronounced dead shortly after her arrival.
Police said a preliminary investigation suggests Washington was shot inside of a vehicle while in the parking lot of the Hill University Center.
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Stephens was taken into custody after turning himself in on Saturday.
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