Birmingham Man Acquitted Of Capital Murder In 2017 Shooting

BIRMINGHAM, AL --A man charged with capital murder in the 2017 shooting death of 22-year-old Dre’Van Jones was found not guilty in a Birmingham court Thursday. Tramichael James Hrabowski, 23, was released from the Jefferson County Jail at 1:26 p.m. Thursday, shortly after he was acquitted.

An Alabama Media Group report said Hrabowski’s trial began Monday in the courtroom of Circuit Judge Clyde Jones. Hrabowski was represented by attorney Emory Anthony. Assistant district attorneys Riggs Walker and Ellie Friedman were the prosecutors on the case.

The shooting occurred just after 3 a.m. Sept. 23, 2017 the 3000 block of 44th Avenue North. Police found Jones in a white pickup truck suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the lip, shoulder and back.. Jones was taken to UAB Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Birmingham police Det. Jeff Miller testified that Jones and Hrabowski were together at the club Side Effects on the city’s north side. The two reportedly left the club in a pickup truck, driven by Jones.

A witness in the Vice Hills neighborhood told police she heard shots, and when she looked out her window, she saw a man lying next to a pickup truck. She described a man wearing a light-colored shirt with a logo, who walked to the driver's side of the truck and shot the man lying on the ground before robbing him.

Hrabowski turned himself into police the next day and was booked into the Jefferson County Jail on Sept. 26. After being released on bond, Hrabowski was taken into custody again when he reportedly tried to contact the witness via Facebook.

The jury Wednesday deliberated for less than an hour before declaring Hrabowski not guilty. Walker declined to comment on the acquittal.