1 charged with murder after Huntsville shooting

1 charged with murder after Huntsville shooting

Huntsville police say one man is dead and another is in custody after a shooting early Saturday morning.

The Huntsville Police Department has charged Omondo Jermaine Varner Jr., 25, with murder following a shooting incident that happened just after midnight.

The HPD said officers responded to the 4000 block of University Drive and found Christopher Cattage, 26, dead inside a vehicle.

HPD Major Crimes Unit Investigators believe a verbal altercation led up to the shooting between the suspect and victim who were acquaintances.

Varner is currently being held without bond in the Madison County Jail.

The case remains under investigation, and police say no further information is available at this time.