Man charged with murder in Brundidge park shooting
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PIKE COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - A suspect has been charged with murder after a man was found dead in a south Alabama park over the weekend.
According to court records, Zakevin Kawonte Pennington is charged with murder for the death of 21-year-old Jalen Harris.
Brundidge Police Chief Sam Green said his officers, along with Pike County sheriff’s deputies and Troy University police officers, responded to Galloway Park Sunday after a shooting report. When they arrived, they found Harris’ body.
Harris had been shot and was pronounced dead on the scene, Green added.
A motive for the shooting has not been released.
Pennington was taken into custody Monday and placed in the Pike County Jail under a bail of $200,000.
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