Overview
- A homicide investigation began after two people were found dead at a residence on Alabama Junction Road in Brookwood, with authorities describing the deaths as apparent foul play.
- Investigators say officers entered the home after a welfare check requested by the homeowner and found one victim near the front of the house and a second victim inside a bedroom closet.
- The victims were identified as Jose Felix Alvarez‑Duenas, 31, and Jazmine Alexis Bates, 22, and a dog in the home was also found shot and killed.
- Police used doorbell camera footage and electronic evidence to identify 24‑year‑old De’Kendrick Crawford as a suspect, and he was arrested after a coordinated multi‑agency search and now faces a capital murder charge.
- The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit and the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office assisted Brookwood police on the active investigation and officials say further details will be released when they do not jeopardize the case.