New details emerge on Darius Miles' capital murder charge, per police

A surprising update on Alabama junior forward Darius Miles now has him at the center of a murder case in Tuscaloosa. Now, after news broke earlier this evening about his charge and ensuing detainment, new details have emerged regarding his arrest from the authorities.

Their report was recently shared by AL.com. To start, police from Tuscaloosa as well as the University of Alabama were dispatched around 1:45 a.m.. They were sent to the Walk of Champions at Bryant-Denny Stadium. There they found 23-year-old Jamea Jonae Harris dead inside a vehicle, per Capt. Jack Kennedy of Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes, as they later deduced that the shooting had taken place off of University Boulevard.

The driver of the vehicle, who hasn’t been identified, told police their car was hit with gunshots. In turn, the driver returned fire in self-defense and notified authorities that he may have struck one of the shooters.

Kennedy went on to say that, through witnesses and surveillance tapes, they were able to identify the two suspects. Miles was one along with 20-year-old Michael Lynn Davis. One of them was later confirmed to have been struck by one of the driver’s shots. His wound was deemed as non-life threatening.

As for a motive, Kennedy said it seemed that it was the product of an argument that took place between the group of four after they had come across each other on the strip.

Kennedy said his unit ‘utilized all their resources and worked together flawlessly to bring this case to a resolution in a rapid manner.’

All of this took place following Alabama’s 106-66 victory over LSU earlier on Saturday. Miles was in attendance and on the Crimson Tide’s bench. Earlier in the day, he had been ruled out for the season with an ankle injury. The university has since released a statement and removed Miles’ page from the team’s official website.

More details should continue to emerge going forward about Miles and this horrific incident. Still, these details are jarring enough regarding someone that was once a part of Alabama athletics.