The Alabama man who starred in multiple episodes of TLC’s “My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding” and his girlfriend were killed in Birmingham when they went to an apartment on the city’s east side to sell drugs, according to new information released Thursday.

Teddy Edward “T.J.” Lee Jr., 34, and 33-year-old Brittany “Taylor” Brewer died Feb. 13 from multiple gunshot wounds to their heads and necks.

The deadly shooting happened about 7:30 p.m. that Thursday in the 4900 block of 41st Street North. Both were pronounced dead on the scene at 8:12 p.m.

Demetrius Walton, 43, is charged with capital murder in the double killing. Testimony indicated Lee and Walton had gotten into an argument over a dog a week or two prior earlier.

Walton appeared before Jefferson County District Judge William Bell Thursday for a preliminary hearing.

Walton’s attorney, Emory Anthony, argued there wasn’t enough evidence against his client but Bell forwarded the case to a grand jury for indictment consideration. Bell ordered Walton to remain held without bond.

Jefferson County Deputy District Charissa Henrich is prosecuting the case and took Birmingham homicide Det. Ronald Davenport through the night of the deadly shooting.

Davenport said Lee was in the driver’s seat and Brewer in the passenger’s seat.

There were multiple shell casings around the vehicle, primarily on the passenger’s side of the victims’ black Jeep Renegade. There were multiple bullet holes in the SUV.

Davenport said officers recovered a handgun from inside the victims’ vehicle. On the ground outside of the driver’s side door were a cell phone, $20, a clear plastic bag of crystal meth, and a Crown Royal bag containing loose ammunition.

The shooting happened outside an apartment where Lee was planning to sell the drugs, Davenport said.

The resident buying the drugs told detectives he had just gotten home. Walton and his girlfriend were already there, and the resident had a female there as well.

“He had already spoken to the victims, primarily Teddy Lee,’’ Davenport said. “Mr. Lee was supposed to come over and sell him some drugs.“

A few minutes after getting home, the resident received a text from Lee asking why Walton was there. The resident told Lee he didn’t know.

A short time later, Walton and his girlfriend left in a silver Land Rover. A Tarrant officer working an extra job at a nearby church reported seeing a silver Land Rover flee the scene after the hail of gunfire.

The resident told detectives he heard multiple gunshots about 20 to 30 seconds after Walton left. He said he did not see the shooting.

When he went outside, everybody was gone and the victims were dead in the SUV.

Henrich asked the detective if there had been any beef between the victims and Walton.

“He had mentioned there was a previous argument about a week or two prior between TJ and the defendant regarding a dog,” Davenport said.

Davenport said he learned of a witness, a woman who lived near where the shooting happened.

She told police she saw both vehicles – the Jeep and the Land Rover — parked in the makeshift driveway outside of the resident’s apartment. She said she heard arguing and then gunfire.

The witness told police there had been a third person who had been in the Jeep with the victims and said that person fled the scene.

She said the shooters were in the silver vehicle and she said someone outside had returned fire at the Land Rover.

The witness told police there had been multiple people outside the apartment when the shooting happened. She said she saw the resident standing in the doorway, which contradicted what the resident told investigators.

The resident told police where Walton lived, which was nearby, and the police department’s Crime Reduction Team set up surveillance at Walton’s home.

Walton, Davenport said, approached the detectives who were conducting surveillance on his home.

Davenport then interviewed Walton, who said he and his girlfriend had gone to resident’s apartment to use his Wi-Fi to pay a phone bill.

Walton said as they were leaving, they heard gunfire, and a bullet came through the rear window of the Land Rover and exited through the driver’s window as they were driving away.

Though his vehicle was struck, Walton did not call 911.

Walton also told detectives he had had a prior disagreement with Lee over a dog.

Davenport testified there were no shell casings found in the roadway, which did not match Walton’s statement that his vehicle was struck by gunfire as he was driving away.

The detective said no murder weapon has been recovered, and said the investigation is ongoing, including trying to identify the other people who were at the scene that night.

Under questioning by Anthony, Davenport said when the first officers arrived on the scene, they found the resident at the victims’ Jeep.

“As a matter of fact, he was opening the door and they stopped him and put him in handcuffs,’’ Anthony said. “Had (the resident) called 911?”

Davenport said he had not.

Henrich argued there was enough probable cause to send the case to a grand jury, citing the previous disagreement between the suspect and the victim, and witness testimony that Walton’s vehicle was seen fleeing the crime scene and later found with bullet damage.

Anthony disagreed.

“We think they haven’t shown probable cause,’’ Anthony said.

“We know (the resident) is a liar because he told them he didn’t see anything and if you believe (the female witness) he was standing at the door at the time of the incident.”

“My client was running from a shooting and when he got to his house, he walked up to the detectives,’’ Anthony said. “They can’t show you my client was involved in this shooting.”