Suspect indicted for capital murder in shooting deaths of 2 Jefferson County teens

A 23-year-old has been indicted in the 2023 shooting deaths of two teens in eastern Jefferson County, including a sixth-grader.

A grand jury issued the indictments against Leon Walker Jr. in November, and the indictments were made public Monday.

He is charged with capital murder in the slayings of Johnathan Keith Cottingham, 13, of Forestdale, and Louis Craig IV, 19, of Birmingham…

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