Demopolis police investigating Edgemont homicide

Demopolis has apparently experienced its second homicide of 2017. On Dec. 28 at approximately 3:10 p.m. a Demopolis Police Department officer was attempting to serve papers on an individual at 1514 Queensbury Lane in Edgemont Village. Upon the officer’s arrival, a small child in the residence opened the door and state that someone had killed his mother. The officer gained access to the residence and discovered the body of Shannon Sharell Steele, 29, of Demopolis in a back bedroom.

Also in the room with the victim was the victim’s four-month-old child. Demopolis Fire and Rescue as well as AmStar EMS were called to the scene but the Steele had already succumbed to injuries from an apparent gunshot wound.

DPD Criminal and Crime Scene Investigators spent several hours at the scene talking to neighbors and collecting evidence. According to Demopolis Public Safety Director and Police Department Chief Tommie Reese, Steele’s body is being sent for an autopsy at the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences.

The two children at the residence were not injured. Reese is asking the community to keep the family in their thoughts and prayers, especially in light of the holiday season.

Reese encourages anyone with any information pertaining to the case to call the Demopolis Police Department or TIP LINE at 334-289-3073 or 334-289-1475.

The homicide is the second of the year for Demopolis. The first occurred June 9 with the shooting death of 17-year-old Lauren Wright of Fairhope. The DPD arrested Dalton Jowers, 19, of Demopolis the following day. The two homicides of 2017 make only six since 2010.