Overview
- The Jefferson County Coroner identified the victims as Harold McArthor King, 55, and Alejandro Albaran, 29, killed less than 24 hours apart on Saturday.
- King was shot about 3:30 a.m. outside the Jefferson Avenue Food Mart after a verbal dispute, with ShotSpotter alerting officers who found him unresponsive.
- Police said Toshaud McIntosh, 35, was arrested in Bessemer within hours and is jailed without bond on a murder charge in King’s death.
- Albaran was fatally shot just after 11 p.m. during a party at Monarch Ridge Apartments, and officers detained his nephew on a 48-hour hold as a person of interest.
- Authorities asked for tips and help locating King’s relatives, noted a prior October homicide at the same store deemed justified, and reported lower year-to-date homicide totals for the city and county.