Peanut festival shooting suspect's lawyer claims all facts are not known about what really happened.
Adam Parker confirmed to News 4 that he has been retained by the family of Lawton, who is charged with murder and first-degree assault.Investigators accuse him of killing 22-year-old Garyoun Tyrone Fluellen and wounding another man who has not been publicly identified. The second victim will recover.
Police say the shooting occurred during a brawl but did not release additional information regarding that disturbance.“I am working to determine verifiable evidence in this unfortunate matter,” he told News 4. In a horrid scene, parade-goers scampered for cover as gunfire erupted along the route where tens of thousands had gathered for the festival’s signature event.
Police, already dealing with crowd control rigors, rushed to the shooting while the final parade entries passed.“This is the most chaotic scene I’ve ever been involved with,” Dothan Police Major Will Glover wrote on his Facebook page. “I could not be of the officers and investigators I work with every day.”“For all those saying the could do something different, we are hiring. Put in an application and get off the keyboard,” Major Glover posted.
Lawton is held on $1.53 million bond, but Parker will almost certainly request that amount be lowered.
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