Four Alabama teens have been charged in separate spring break shootings in Panama City Beach.
Three of the teens are charged in last weekend’s shooting at Pier Park, and one is charged in an overnight shooting outside a popular restaurant in which no one was injured.
Panama City Beach Police Chief J.R. Talamantez said Friday the Pier Park shooting, which left three young victims from Alabama with non-life-threatening gunshot injuries, was a “cowardly event” and the result of rival gangs in south Alabama.
“The shooting resulted from rival gangs from the Dothan area coming here and having some type of words which resulted in the exchange of gunfire,” the chief said.
“I’m not going to mention the gangs’ names because they don’t even deserve to have their stupid names mentioned in this forum,” Talamantez said.
Those charged in the Pier Park shooting are Kevin Tyrone Moore, 18, Jamarion Lamont “Lil Poop” Baker, 15, and Avaughn Brown, 17.
Moore and Baker are charged with three counts of attempted homicide.
“We believe Mr. Moore fired an AR-15-style rifle in a crowd, almost killing the individuals we identified as victims,‘’ Talamantez said.
Baker “goes by the name Lil Poop,” the chief said. “He’s as dumb as his name, 120 pounds of nothing.”
“The shooting resulted from rival gangs from the Dothan area coming here and having some type of words which resulted in the exchange of gunfire,” the chief said.
“I’m not going to mention the gangs’ names because they don’t even deserve to have their stupid names mentioned in this forum,” Talamantez said.
Those charged in the Pier Park shooting are Kevin Tyrone Moore, 18, Jamarion Lamont “Lil Poop” Baker, 15, and Avaughn Brown, 17.
Moore and Baker are charged with three counts of attempted homicide.
“We believe Mr. Moore fired an AR-15-style rifle in a crowd, almost killing the individuals we identified as victims,‘’ Talamantez said.
Baker “goes by the name Lil Poop,” the chief said. “He’s as dumb as his name, 120 pounds of nothing.”
Moore and Baker were taken into custody in the Dothan area by U.S. Marshals and Dothan police.
The two were captured in separate arrests and are awaiting extradition to Florida.
“These three will probably not be the only arrests,‘’ Talamantez said.
“All of their associates…we know who you are. Believe it or not, these teenagers are talking and telling us everything we need to know. If you think they’re your friends, they’re not.”
“So, if you’re in the Dothan area and thinking about coming back to Panama City Beach this week, you might be doing us a favor because we have arrest warrants for you” he said.
“But we’ll be more than happy to go up there and pick you up.”
“The behavior that you conduct yourself at home is not how we operate in our home,” the chief said. “We’re going to make sure you understand that.”
The shooting happened shortly before 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 29, in the area of Dave and Busters at Pier Park.
The chief said the gunfire erupted between two groups of people and said police officers were just 50 feet away when the shots rang out.
All three victims have since been released from the hospital.
