From The Tribune staff reports
JEFFERSON COUNTY — Two men have been charged with capital murder in a Lipscomb homicide.
According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, 26-year-old Justin Lemar Harris and 29-year-old Cadarrion Jerrod Zinnerman are charged with the murder of Christopher Duane Watkins, 56, of Birmingham.
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Watkin’s body was located near 3rd Place South in Lipscomb on Saturday, March 19, 2022. The coroner’s reports state that Watkins sustained gunshot wound injuries during a reported assault.
“Sheriff’s investigators were able to retrace the victim’s last movements and develop evidence to identify his killers,” Deputy Chief David Agee said. “Evidence recovered shows that Watkins was robbed before he was killed.”
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Harris and Zinnerman are being held in the Jefferson County jail in Bessemer without bond.
The story will be updated when more information is available.
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- Cadarrion Jerrod Zinnerman
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- Justin Lemar Harris
