Teen charged with capital murder in Montgomery shooting that killed 1, injured 4

A Montgomery teen has been charged in an October shooting that left one man dead, and four others injured.

Bakeith Lavaughn Jackson Jr., 18, is charged with two counts of capital murder – capital murder during a robbery and capital murder by shooting into a vehicle – and three counts of attempted murder, Maj. Saba Coleman announced Monday.

Killed in the Oct. 23, 2024, shooting was 22-year-old Eldren Wright.

Jackson was booked into the Montgomery County Detention Facility Jan. 4 and remains held without bond.

Montgomery police were notified about 6:15 p.m. that Wednesday that the five victims showed up at the hospital with gunshot wounds.

Investigators determined the shooting happened in the 1000 block of Liberty Square Drive.

No additional details have been released.

Three men and two juveniles were injured. Wright and one of the juveniles sustained life-threatening injuries.

The other three victims had non-life-threatening injuries.

Wright died on Oct. 29.