LAWRENCE COUNTY, ALABAMA, Ala. — UPDATE: The Lawrence County Sheriff's Office has identified the suspect and three victims in a December 16 shooting.
17-year-old Joseph Brody Laine Garrison from Hillsboro, AL has been arrested and charged with two counts of Assault in the 1st degree and one count of Assault in the 2nd degree. He was transferred from the Department of Youth Services to the Lawrence County Jail with bond set at $150,000.00 dollars.
Update on victims' conditions:
17-year-old male victim is in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Huntsville Hospital in fair condition due to a gunshot injury.
20-year-old male victim (Jacob Garrison) is in the Intensive Care Unit at UAB hospital in critical condition due to a gunshot injury. This is the previously reported person that the injuries were unknown) Jacob is not related to Joseph Garrison (suspect) to our knowledge.
18-year-old male victim (Dallas Proctor) is in the Intensive Care Unit at UAB hospital in good condition due to a gunshot injury.
New details surrounding the shooting incident:
Joseph Garrison (suspect) and at least one of the gunshot victims got into an altercation over a female acquaintance. A struggle ensued over control of the firearm (.22 caliber revolver) and two other people were shot.
Previously released information:
According to the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, the incident happened on the evening of December 16. Lawrence County deputies and Mouton Police officers responded to a 911 call and found three people with gunshot wounds in a parking lot on Lawrence County Road 375. Investigators believe the incident started "because of an altercation between juveniles where a gun was produced by one of the juveniles during the altercation."
Names of victims and names of persons in custody are not being released at this time because juveniles are among those injured and the suspect is a juvenile.
According to sheriff's officials, the 17-year-old male victim is in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Huntsville Hospital in stable condition due to a gunshot injury. The 20-year-old male victim is in the Intensive Care Unit at UAB hospital in critical condition due to a gunshot injury. The 18-year-old male victim is in the Intensive Care Unit at UAB hospital in good condition due to a gunshot injury.
The 17-year-old male suspect is still in custody and being held by the Department of Youth Services.
The Facebook post states:
Shooting update: December 17th, 2021 2pm.
1. Names of victims and names of persons in custody are not being released in this update.
2. (1) 17 year old male victim is in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Huntsville Hospital in stable condition due to a gunshot injury.
3. (1) 20 year old male victim is in the Intensive Care Unit at UAB hospital in critical condition due to a gunshot injury. ( this is the previous reported person that the injuries were unknown)
4. (1) 18 year old male victim is in the Intensive Care Unit at UAB hospital in good condition due to a gunshot injury.
5. (1) 17 year old male juvenile is still in custody and being held by Department of Youth Services.
We will continue to update the public when information changes.
Previous update:
On December 16th, 2021, at approximately 6:35pm the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office was notified by Lawrence County 911 of a possible shooting. Deputies and Officers with the Moulton Police Department responded to the scene. Sheriff Max Sanders states one juvenile is in custody and being transferred to the Department of Youth Services. Sheriff Sanders says the shooting occurred in a parking lot on Lawrence County Road 375. Three people were injured and taken to area hospitals, two of the three are being treated for gunshot wounds. The third victim received serious injuries and the extent of their injuries are unknown. This investigation involves juveniles that were injured, and those names will not be released at this time. Investigators believe this incident started because of an altercation between juveniles where a gun was produced by one of the juveniles during the altercation. This investigation remains fluid, and we ask for those with additional information to come forward.
Sheriff Sanders would like to thank the Moulton Police Department and firefighters that helped in this investigation.
*All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
