DOTHAN, Ala. – A 14-year-old has been charged with murder in last week’s fatal shooting in Dothan.
The shooting happened Thursday, April 29, in the 700 block of Alabama Avenue. The victim, 27-year-old Johnnie Settles, was taken by private vehicle to a hospital but was later pronounced dead.
Investigators with the Violent Crimes Unit and Forensic Services Unit talked with multiple witnesses which led to the identification of the young teen as a suspect. Dothan police said because of his age, his name is not being released.
The teen on Tuesday was charged with murder in juvenile court and is being held in the Southeast Alabama Diversion Center, a juvenile facility.
Settles was out on bond after a 2020 arrest for murder in the Houston County town of Cowarts, court records show. Dothan Police Chief Will Benny told WDHN officers are looking at a possible connection between the Cowarts incident and Settles’ death.
