Huntsville officer Albert Morin remains in critical condition

Huntsville officer Albert Morin remains in critical condition

Huntsville police officer Albert Morin remains in critical condition today at Huntsville Hospital following the shooting Tuesday that claimed the life of his fellow officer, Garrett Crumby.

Huntsville police spokesperson Sydney Martin confirmed that Morin, 34, was in critical condition this morning at Huntsville Hospital.

Morin, along with Crumby and an unidentified woman, were shot Tuesday at an apartment complex on the 4600 block of Governors House Drive.

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Before 5 p.m., a woman called 911 to report she had been shot. Police found her when they arrived at the scene, and she was taken to a local hospital suffering injuries that were not considered life-threatening, Huntsville police Deputy Chief Michael Johnson said at a news conference Tuesday evening.

Juan Robert Laws, 24, was booked into the Madison County Jail just before 11 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of capital murder of a law enforcement officer. He is expected to face additional charges.

Hal Taylor, the secretary of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, said in a statement that Morin is “expected to survive.”

“In addition to Officer Crumby’s heroic sacrifice, our thoughts and prayers are also with his colleague, Officer Albert Morin, who was also struck by gunfire over the course of the incident,” Taylor said, in a tribute to Crumby. “While we join our fellow law enforcement partners and local first responders in mourning the loss of Officer Crumby, our Agency will continue to provide all available resources to assist the City of Huntsville and the Huntsville Police Department as they continue to grieve and cope with this heartbreaking situation.”