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An Opelika woman is charged with domestic violence and assault following a Lee County shooting that left a man injured. 38-year-old Heather Manning allegedly shot her husband at 169 Bar and Grill. She was arrested and faces the following charges: According to Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones, deputies arrived at the restaurant around 1:30 a.m. CST on Sept. 1 and found a 45-year-old male who had been shot in the abdomen in the parking lot. Jones said Manning was with the victim and identified as the shooter. The victim’s name has not been released. The victim was transported to the...

An Alabama police chief has determined that one of his officers used “appropriate force,” when the cop arrived at the scene of a traffic accident and immediately shot an apparently unarmed Air Force airman. The airman, 20-year-old Michael Davidson, was shot in the chest and nearly bled out before receiving medical aid, according to the Raw Story. Davidson was driving to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina. He may have been driving erratically, according to the Ledger-Enquirer. After clipping another vehicle, he pulled over to exchange insurance information with the other driver. Eventually, Officer Phillip Hancock arrived...

OPELIKA, AL (WTVM) - News Leader 9's Elizabeth White spoke with the father of the 20-year-old Airman who was shot in the stomach March 6 by an Opelika police officer. It was the first on-camera interview Billy Davidson has done since the incident. He met with us in a parking lot just across the street from East Alabama Medical Center, where his son is still recovering with serious injuries to his stomach. Billy tells us his son is and has always been a good kid who is dedicated to his Air Force career. He is well-loved by his friends, family...