22-year-old charged with capital murder during deadly Center Point burglary

A 22-year-old has been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a man during a burglary at the victim’s home.

Jarius Deshun McNeil, of Center Point, is charged in the killing of 56-year-old Harold Crumel.

McNeil was booked into the Jefferson County Jail at 9:10 p.m. Thursday and remains held without bond.

Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 5:16 p.m. Thursday to the 1500 block of Charter East Circle to investigate a report of a burglary in progress and a person shot.

Sheriff’s spokesman Henry Irby said they arrived to find Crumel wounded.

Center Point Fire and Rescue transported the Crume to UAB Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:50 p.m.

Crumel is the 25th homicide victim countywide so far in 2025.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call sheriff’s investigators at 205-325-1450 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.