Two males, 31- and 56-year-old, were apprehended and charged in the death of Anthony Blount Jr. Raymond Simpson of Birmingham and Ricky Bell of Marion have been remanded to the Jefferson County Jail on a capital murder charge.
Birmingham Police Department responded to the 1000 block of 2nd Court West to investigate a Shot Spotter alert before 11:00 p.m. on November 17, 2023. The responding officer found a vehicle that had struck an unoccupied parked vehicle. Anthony Blount Jr. was in the driver’s seat of one of the vehicles. Blount Jr. succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
Following a preliminary investigation, detectives believe an unidentified suspect shot Blount Jr. inside his vehicle.
Raymond Simpson was arrested following a high-speed chase in the area of South Park Road on December 1, 2023. Simpson was determined to be driving a vehicle that had been reported stolen.
Rickey Bell was apprehended in the area of Princeton Hospital on December 6, 2023.
Bell and Simpson have been remanded to the Jefferson County Jail on a no-bond status
This is an update to an earlier N’Cuffs story here.
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