More Arrests Made In Fatal Galleria Shooting

HOOVER, AL — Two more people have been charged in the murder of 8-year-old Royta De’Marco Giles, who was killed in a shooting at the Riverchase Galleria over the Fourth of July weekend. King Gary Williams, 19, of Birmingham and Demetrius Dewayne Jackson Jr., 19, of Birmingham are both charged with capital murder.

Montez Moses Miracle Coleman was arrested and charged Sunday.

A report from the Hoover Police Department said Williams and Jackson turned themselves in. Both have been charged with capital murder and assault and have been transported from Hoover Jail to the Jefferson County Jail where they are being held with no bond.

Royta was shot during an altercation July 3 at the Galleria that led to an exchange of gunfire on the first floor of the mall. Lieutenant Keith Czeskleba of the Hoover Police Department said an investigation found that Coleman got into a verbal argument on the first level of the mall, near the food court.

"We distributed images of five persons of interest to the media on Sunday, July 5th at 5:30 P.M.," the Hoover Police Department said in a statement. "Within hours, we received numerous tips identifying all of the individuals depicted in the photographs. Detectives have interviewed these individuals and talked with several citizens who came forward with additional information."

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