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Hartselle Enquirer

Man charged with capital murder in Falkville shooting 

By Eric Fleischauer  

For the Enquirer  

A Falkville man was charged with capital murder after shootings Sunday night in which one person was killed and two sustained critical injuries, according to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office. 

The Sheriff’s Office has not released the names of the victims. 

Joshua Lamar Knighten, 35, is in Morgan County Jail and being held without bond. He was booked into jail at 1:50 a.m. Monday. The capital murder charge alleges he shot a victim who was inside a vehicle. The shootings took place in the 50 block of Goodwin Road near Falkville.  

Knighten was detained when deputies responded to the shooting, according to the Sheriff’s Office. A second subject was questioned and released. 

Upon arriving at the scene, deputies located one deceased individual and one suffering from a gunshot wound. A third victim with a gunshot wound left prior to deputies’ arrival and was at Falkville Town Hall. Both victims were treated and transported to Huntsville Hospital by Air Evac.  

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