HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — UPDATE: U.S. Marshalls on Tuesday located a man suspected of two separate murders related to two separate robberies, according to the Huntsville Police Department.
Ricardo Bass, 40, is in police custody and will be interviewed by both the Huntsville Police Department and the Decatur Police Department.
Original Story:
The Huntsville and Decatur police departments are looking for a capital murder suspect after two alleged robbery-related death.
Both police departments have capital murder warrants out for the arrest of 40-year-old Ricardo S. Bass. Police say Bass in two separate incidents killed two people during robberies.
Bass is considered armed and dangerous and people are asked to contact authorities and not approach him if they have any knowledge of his location. The Decatur Police Department described Bass as approximately 5-feet-9-inches tall and 215 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.
The Decatur Police Department said officers responded to a shooting call on Wilson Street Northwest in Decatur when they found a dead man with gunshot wounds.
The Huntsville Police Department said a death investigation on McVay Street led investigators to believe Bass robbed and killed a 31-year-old man.
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In Huntsville and Madison County, you can text 911 if you are in an emergency in which you can’t speak, according to Huntsville-Madison County 911 Center Director Chris Tucker.
"Just pull up the text app in your smart phone, and key in 9-1-1 in the recipient field and key in your message, always put it in the location and the nurture of your emergency and click send," Tucker says.
If possible, calling 911 should be your first choice.
Tucker said this service benefits people who are deaf, hearing or speech impaired along with people in situations where it would be unsafe to speak, such as an abduction, home invasion or domestic violence.
The service is currently only available in English and for the following carriers:
- AT&T
- Verizon
- T-Mobile
- Sprint
Additionally, Tucker said to never use abbreviations or slang and that photos, videos, emojis, attachments and group texts are not accepted by text to 911.
"We want to ensure that no matter who receives the text message, that they understand and get you the help that you need," he says.
