Two more suspects have been charged in the 2024 mass shooting outside Birmingham’s Hush Lounge in Birmingham’s Five Points South, and a second man has been charged in the 2023 on-duty ambush killing of firefighter Jordan Melton.

Ny’Quan Lollar, 22, and Crishawn Ja’mel McLemore-Bruce, 23, are charged with capital murder of two or more people in the massacre that killed four people on Birmingham’s Southside on Sept. 21, and with 17 counts of first-degree assault for those who were injured.

Eddie Jerry Jones, 47, of Fultondale is charged with capital murder of a first responder in the slaying of Melton in July 2023.

Jones’ actual role in Melton’s slaying has not yet been made public, but he is reportedly a close acquaintance of the McDaniel family.

Lollar and McLemore-Bruce were already being held without bond in the Jefferson County Jail from previous cases.

Jones was booked in at 2:59 a.m. today and is also held without bond.

Birmingham Interim Police Chief Michael Pickett announced the new arrests at a Thursday press conference at police headquarters.

Up until today, 22-year-old Damien Laron McDaniel III, charged with killing 14 people and wounding 30 others over a span of 14 months, was the only person charged in the Hush case.

It is not immediately clear what led to the timing of the charges against Lollar and McLemore Bruce in the Hush case, but Lollar’s name surfaced as a potential suspect just hours after the mass shooting and it has been long expected he could be charged in the case.

“In many investigations you hear a lot of different names. Our detectives are charged with walking down actual credible evidence that can be presented in a court of law,‘’ Pickett said. ”That evidence has to be legitimate and verified so it does take an amount of time for us to verify the information the tips that come.”

Lollar and McLemore-Bruce are also charged alongside McDaniel in the slaying of 32-year-old Jamarcus McIntyre, a father of two, who was fatally gunned during a robbery of his backpack.

The ambush killing of McIntyre, which was plotted via text messages and captured on home surveillance footage, happened the night after the Hush mass shooting.

McDaniel is also charged with capital murder of a first responder in Melton’s killing.

McDaniel and Lollar both had brief appearances in a documentary called ‘This City Eats People Alive: The Most Dangerous Place in Alabama, America: The Dirty South posted by The Taboo Room With Aaron S.’

About 20 minutes into the documentary, McDaniel and Lollar are briefly seen. It was not clear when the documentary was made.

They were asked if they would have any empathy toward the mothers of someone who was murdered.

“I’m (expletive) going to do the same thing to you so why not do it to them?” McDaniel said. “Why show them compassion when they ain’t gonna show your folks compassion?”

“They ain’t going to spare me,’’ McDaniel said. “If their son ends up dead and they come to court, they ain’t going to spare me in the mother (expletive) courtroom. They’re going to want my ass (inaudible).”

Authorities have long said there were others involved in the Hush massacre and said the investigation had far-reaching implications in other crimes, including the lucrative illegal drug trade, throughout the city and beyond.

Police have not released a motive in either case.

Pickett said more arrests are possible.

“Up until the DA and judge set this for trial, our investigators do not stop working,‘’ Pickett said. ”It is quite possible more arrests could come.”

The gunfire in Southside erupted just after 11 p.m. that Saturday, killing Carlos McCain, 27, Roderick Lynn Patterson Jr., 26, Anitra Holloman, 21, and Tahj Booker, 27. Seventeen others – believed to be innocent bystanders – suffered wounds ranging from superficial to critical.

Police quickly said that they believed the barrage of gunfire was a “hit” – a murder-for-hire targeting at least one of the men killed in the shooting.

Two of the victims – McCain and Patterson – both were charged in past Birmingham homicides.

McCain was acquitted of murder and attempted murder in 2017 in the shooting death of 15-year-old Kelvon Julius, who police said was killed in retaliation for another shooting in 2015. A young woman was also wounded in the gunfire that killed Kelvon.

Kelvon’s slaying happened June 4, 2016, on 12th Street South. A second suspect pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Patterson was previously charged with murder in the 2021 shooting of 20-year-old Dentarius Maurice Jackson, who was gunned down at the gas pumps at the Chevron on First Ave. North.

In 2022, the murder charge against Patterson was dismissed at the request of prosecutors citing “death, unavailability, and non-cooperation of witnesses.”

“There could be multiple motives for the one individual we believe was targeted’’ former police Chief Scott Thurmond said when initially announcing McDaniel’s arrest. “Others could have been targeted.”

“Some of the individuals killed have extensive criminal histories and because of that, there’s often motivation from others, and there’s people willing to pay to have them killed,’’ the chief said at the time.

Some, if not all, of the victims were out that Saturday night celebrating Jackson-Olin High School’s alumni events, which included a picnic earlier that day.

One of the slain victims, Holloman, was a single mother whose longtime boyfriend was shot to death two years ago when she was pregnant with their daughter. She was in college studying to become a teacher and worked as a tax preparer for her family’s business.

Detectives notified Holloman’s mother, Candance Kemp, Wednesday of the impending new charges, and she posted this on Facebook, “Detective just called me the day before Antitra Reyonna birthday to let me know they just charged 2 more (expletive) boys for my baby murder. Happy Birthday to you Rere. #justiceforrere.”

Police last month announced McDaniel’s arrest in Melton’s murder, as well as two others: the Jan. 10, 2024, fatal shooting of 21-year-old Mia Nickson outside her family’s home in east Birmingham and the April 9, 2024, ambush killing of 44-year-old Anthony Lamar Love Jr., a husband and father who had worked at UPS for around 20 years

In Love’s slaying, McDaniel and 41-year-old Charles Derius Nance, are charged with capital murder/murder for hire. Nance is a co-defendant of McDaniel in yet another Birmingham homicide — the Aug. 13, 2024 shooting death of Charlie Herbert Moore.

McDaniel and Jones are also charged with attempted murder of BFRS Sgt. Jamal Jones, who was critically injured in the Station 9 shooting.

The shooting at Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service’s Station 9 happened on July 12, 2023.

Firefighters Melton and Jones were working their shift and performing routine maintenance in the station’s bay area. A gunman entered through the open bay door and opened fire in what police have said was a targeted attack.

Police and firefighters were called to the station, at 1228 27th St. North, where the firefighters had reportedly been shot in the chest and legs.

At least one caller reported hearing shots and ran to take cover in the bathroom.

The shooter entered the fire station through the bay door, which typically remains open to be accessible to residents who need their blood pressure checked or other help or information.

Melton died five days later. Jones, critically injured, still has not been able to return to work.

“These charges will never repair the hole left in our hearts,” Fire Chief Cory Moon previously said, “but will hopefully provide some closure for Jordan’s family, Jamal’s family, and the BFRS family.”