2 charged in shooting deaths of 7 in Alabama
Two men have been arrested in connection with the murders of seven people earlier this month in a rural, northern Alabama town.
According to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, John Michael Legg, 19, of Danville, Alabama, and Frederic Allen Rogers, 23, of Hartselle, Alabama, were returned to the state from Oregon and booked into the Morgan County Jail.
Septuple homicide suspects returned to Alabama from Oregon and booked in the Morgan County Jail. Both face capitol murder charges.https://t.co/gXSjWV3rXe pic.twitter.com/ZwCf37KGHp
— Morgan County Sheriff's Office (@morgan_sheriff) June 29, 2020
Both men arrived in Alabama late Sunday and are charged with murder in connection with the June 4 homicides in Valhermoso Springs.
The seven victims were found shot to death after firefighters extinguished a blaze at their location.
Police said a 911 call came in about 11:30 p.m. June 4 about shots fired on Talucah Road. Crews found seven bodies inside the home after putting out a fire at the scene.
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