St. Clair County DA's Son Killed, Suspects In Custody

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, AL — The 20-year-old son of St. Clair County prosecutor Lyle Harmon was killed in a shooting Tuesday night off I-20. Sloan Harmon, Airman 1st Class of the 117th Air Refueling Wing of the Alabama Air National Guard in Birmingham, was shot near the Brompton exit in St. Clair County.

The shooting occurred around 11 p.m., according to an Alabama Media Group report. A Moody police officer drove up on a vehicle that had apparently left the roadway and struck a utility pole. The officer found Sloan Harmon inside and determined he had been shot. Harmon was pronounced dead on the scene.

This prompted manhunt for a suspect that lasted more than an hour. Two suspects are in custody, according to Moody police. One of the suspects, a 31-year-old man, was captured just before 7:30 a.m. Wednesday near Camp Winnataska Road in Pell City. The suspect, who has a lengthy criminal history in multiple Alabama counties, was reportedly found hiding under a trailer.

Sloan Harmon had recently been named a distinguished honor graduate at a U.S. Air Force tech program. He was the the middle son of Lyle Harmon and his wife Shelly.

The State Bureau of Investigation is leading the investigation.

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