Video: Five Men Found Dead in Shelby Co. Apartment
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By Rod Carter
Morning/Midday Anchor
Published: August 21, 2008
Shelby County Deputies, along with half a dozen other law enforcemnet agencies, continue investigating a gruesome discovery in Shelby County.
They found five men dead inside the Cahaba Lakes apartment complex. The apartment complex is located off Cahaba Beach Road, behind the Home Depot store on Highway 280.
Investigators say it all started around 5pm Wednesday, when a caller said they couldn’t reach their friend at the apartment. A sheriff’s deputy arrived around 6pm, and could not get inside the apartment. A key from the complex office did not work. When deputies did get in, they say the found 5 males dead, on the living room floor. Investigators are not yet releasing the victims’ identities, they have not yet established a motive. Evidence technicians, coroners, and forensics experts are all at the scene, and plan to process the crime through out the night. Several law enforcement agencies are at the scene, including the FBI, Alabama Bureau of Investigations, along with many local agencies.
Deputies stayed at the Cahaba Lakes complex until about 5am Thursday. Sheriff Chris Curry wants anyone with information about this investigation to contact the Sheriff’s Office at (205) 669-4181 and ask to speak with an investigator. Witnesses may also go to http://www.ShelbySO.com and click on the “Report Criminal Activity” link or call (205)669-9116 to report information anonymously.
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