Darius Miles: Terrifying moment gunshots ring out as woman was “killed by Alabama basketball star”
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This is the horrifying moment two women screamed ‘Oh my God’ and ran away when they heard dozens of shots that cops say were fired by an Alabama basketball star, now charged with the murder of a woman.
Darius Miles, a 21-year-old Crimson Tide player, and Michael Lynn Davis, 20, were charged with capital murder Sunday after Jamea Harris, 23, was fatally shot in a car in the early morning hours.
Now, shocking footage has been posted on social media of the moment the gun was reportedly fired, with 11 shots heard aloud on a Ring doorbell camera.
At the moment the shots are fired, two women can be seen walking in front of the house, and they are left running for their lives and screaming ‘Oh my God’ as shots ring out.
Darius Miles (left) and Michael Lynn Davis (right) have been charged with capital murder
Jamea Harris, 23, of the Birmingham area was fatally shot, police confirmed.
As 11 gunshots ring out in the background, two women can be seen fleeing the scene.
The shots came in two bursts, and Tuscaloosa Police Capt. Jack Kennedy later confirmed that a gun was fired at the car carrying the victim, before the driver of that car fired back.
It is unclear which shots in the video were fired by each party involved and how many each shooter fired.
On Sunday, Miles was filmed crying as he was led out of the Tuscaloosa County jail in handcuffs, yelling “I swear I love you more than you can imagine” as he was loaded into a waiting police car.
Tuscaloosa Police Capt. Jack Kennedy said the shooting happened early Sunday on the University Blvd Strip near campus.
Miles played college basketball for Alabama but has now been cut from the team.
The shooting occurred near the 100,000-capacity Bryant-Denny Stadium early Sunday morning.
“At this time, it appears the only reason was a minor altercation these individuals had with the victim when they were on the Strip,” Kennedy said at a news conference Sunday night. They had no prior relationship, he said.
He said the driver of another vehicle, in which Harris was a passenger, approached campus police near Bryant-Denny Stadium around 1:45 a.m. saying someone had shot at the vehicle and he responded.
The driver said his response was in self-defense and may have struck a suspect, who was later treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a local hospital.
According to AL.com, the shooting occurred in the 400 block of Grace Street at University Boulevard, near Bryant-Denny Stadium, where the Crimson Tide football team plays in front of 100,000 fans.
Miles falls to the ground during a recent Alabama game, against Jackson State in December
Police Chief Kennedy told reporters that after speaking with several witnesses and viewing surveillance video, they identified two suspects who were later tracked down and questioned before being charged.
Miles was a reserve on the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide team. Alabama had announced before Saturday’s game against LSU that he was out for the season with an ankle injury.
Before that, he had been out of the team on a “personal matter” and manager Nate Oats had said on December 28 that he “wasn’t sure how long he would be out for.”
He went on to add: ‘We’re supporting him and trying to help him through it. That’s why he wasn’t on the bench tonight. It’s a personal matter, it’s not an injury and we’re not quite sure how long he’ll be out.
He returned to the bench on Sunday and watched the game along with the other players on the team.
His biography has since been removed from the athletic department website and the university said he “has been removed from campus” and is no longer on the team.
“The University of Alabama’s highest priority is the safety and well-being of the campus community,” a university statement said. “We are saddened by the incident that occurred near campus last night and extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the victim.”
Neither the driver of the other vehicle nor Harris nor Davis appeared to be affiliated with the university, Kennedy said.