Homicide — Brookwood, AL — reported 2026-07-09

SUMMARY

Jose Felix Alvarez-Duenas and Jazmine Bates were found fatally shot inside a home on Alabama Junction Road.

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: Homicide
  • Location: Brookwood, AL
  • Date reported: 2026-07-09
  • Suspect: not stated
  • Victim(s): 2 (two employees of Buffalo Phil's restaurant)
  • Status: arrest/charge

REPORTED DETAILS

  • The victims, Jose Felix Alvarez-Duenas and Jazmine Bates, were found fatally shot inside a home on Alabama Junction Road.
  • De'Kendrick Crawford has been charged with capital murder in connection with the double homicide.
  • Crawford had been on the run for a month following a shooting into an occupied building on the University of Alabama campus.
  • Home security footage and digital evidence were crucial in finding Crawford.
  • Crawford is currently being held in the Tuscaloosa County Jail without bond.