In the shooting death of another man in eastern Jefferson County in 2021, a 29-year-old man has been convicted of capital murder.
Tarrell Reishon McCarter-Craig, 31, was convicted guilty of murder by a Jefferson County jury on Thursday.
Because the case did not qualify for the death penalty, Jefferson County Circuit Judge Michael Streety sentenced McCarter-Craig to life in prison without the chance of release.
Jefferson County deputy district attorneys Charissa Henrich, Blake Owens, and Olivia Hall prosecuted the case. Erskine Mathis, an attorney, represented McCarter-Craig.
The trial started on Monday.
On Monday, April 12, 2021, a man was shot and killed in eastern Jefferson County.
The shooting occurred just before 5 p.m. Monday, April 12, 2021, at Country Park Apartments on the 1100 block of Florentine Circle.
Deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office were summoned to the complex in eastern Jefferson County to investigate allegations of shots fired.
Deputies were told moments later that the driver of a Cadillac vehicle had waved down Birmingham police on Wear Drive, across from Huffman High School. According to the driver, they were the target of the shooting at Florentine Circle, and one of the passengers, Lawrence, was hit.
According to witnesses, Lawrence was waiting for a ride at the apartment complex when McCarter-Craig arrived.
The victim and suspect knew one other through their relationships with a female on the scene.
According to sheriff’s officials, when McCarter-Craig saw Lawrence, he pulled out a revolver and fired at the Cadillac as the victim and two other persons attempted to flee.
Lawrence was shot while seated in the rear seat. He was declared dead at the site.
McCarter-Craig was charged with murder at first and released on bond. Prosecutors said he walked out of Walmart without paying for more than $1,500 in merchandise, for which he was charged with theft of property, a violation of his bond condition of not committing any new offences.
Later, a Jefferson County grand jury indicted him on capital murder charges.
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