Two People Shot By Century Correctional Officer At Birthday Party Near Flomaton AL
Escambia County AL Feb 3 2021 Two people were shot at an adult birthday party near Flomaton Saturday night, and the suspect was identified as a correctional officer.
The adult males were shot outside a home on McMurphy Lane off Old Atmore Road, about four miles west of Flomaton.
James Scott Lassiter, age 51 of Flomaton, was charged with two counts of attempted murder. Lassiter was identified by Escambia County (AL) Sheriff Heath Jackson as a correctional officer at the Century Correctional Institution.
Jackson told NorthEscambia.com shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday that Lassiter had just been taken into custody after he was located by a K-9. The sheriff said a motive for the shooting had not yet been established.
Both victims were transported to area hospitals in critical condition. Their names have not been released.
Lassiter was booked into the Escambia County (AL) Detention Center in Brewton without bond.
McMurphy Lane is about two miles north of the Florida-Alabama line.
