Suspect charged in fatal shooting of 52-year-old man in Walker County
A Dora man has been charged in Thursday’s deadly shooting in Walker County.
Spencer Evan Warden, 25, is charged with murder in the killing of 52-year-old Bran Lee Masterson.
The shooting happened Thursday afternoon at a residence on Allen Ridge Road. Additional details have not been released.
Warden, who has a lengthy arrest record, fled the scene before law enforcement officers arrived, sparking a large manhunt that included a helicopter and drones.
The Walker County Sheriff’s Office, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and Sumiton police are among the agencies that carried out the search for the suspect.
Warden was taken into custody later Thursday afternoon.
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