Shooting at Alabama Grub Mart leaves 1 critically wounded; suspect nabbed by SWAT team
A weekend shooting at an Opelika gas station left a man in critical condition and another in jail.
Opelika police and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office SWAT took 28-year-old Mykiel Sanchez Holmes into custody Monday afternoon. The arrest took place in the 1400 block of Crawford Road.
Holmes is charged with attempted murder. He remains held in the Lee County Jail.
The shooting happened at 6:20 p.m. Sunday at Grub Mart on Columbus Parkway in Opelika.
The 31-year-old victim was taken to Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus. He is in critical but stable condition.
Police said the investigation showed Holmes and the victim are acquaintances and had a previous altercation.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with additional information is asked to call detectives at 334-705-5220 or the Secret Witness Hotline at 334-745-8665. Tips can be submitted through the Opelika Police Mobile App.
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