From The Tribune staff reports
PINSON — Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies say a man shot and killed a co-worker at a local business here overnight.
Dexter Rashad Johnson, 34, is accused of shooting the victim, who had started his first day on the job, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
“Shortly after midnight on November 17, 2021, Jefferson County deputies were dispatched to a business in the 1400 block of Red Hollow Road in Pinson on reports of a person shot,” Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Joni Money stated in a Wednesday morning press release. “Upon arrival deputies found the body of a male employee at the business who had been shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel.
“According to witnesses, both the offender and the victim were employees of the business. This was the victim’s first day on the job. The circumstances surrounding the reason for the shooting are still under investigation.
“The suspect … turned himself into deputies at the scene. He was transported to the Jefferson County Jail and is being charged with murder. There is currently no bond set on the charge.”
According to WBRC, the Jefferson County Coroner left the scene of Samuel Associated Tube Group in the early morning hours of Wednesday, November 17, 2021.
This is a developing story and will be updated once the victim has been identified.