BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT OUT OF BIRMINGHAM. MULTIPLE ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN A DEADLY SHOOTING THAT TOOK THE LIFE OF A PLEASANT GROVE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT SIX. I’M GUY RAWLINGS AND I’M CARLA WADE. WE WANT TO GO STRAIGHT TO MICHAEL HIGDON OVER AT THE BREAKING NEWS DESK. AND, MICHAEL, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS? BIRMINGHAM POLICE CONFIRM FIVE PEOPLE ARE NOW IN CUSTODY IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEADLY SHOOTING OF 18 YEAR OLD BRANDON CAMPBELL. BPDS CRIME REDUCTION TEAM ARRESTED 22 YEAR OLD RICO WELLS, 19 YEAR OLD KEIVARAE WELLS, 27 YEAR OLD ALGAE CYRIL JUNIOR AND TWO UNIDENTIFIED 17 YEAR OLD BOYS. POLICE SAY MULTIPLE SUSPECTS FACE CAPITAL MURDER CHARGES, WITH ONE OF THOSE TEENS ALSO CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER. CAMPBELL, A PLEASANT GROVE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, WAS KILLED AND ANOTHER SENIOR SERIOUSLY HURT IN THAT SHOOTING LATE SATURDAY IN BIRMINGHAM’S OAKWOOD PLACE NEIGHBORHOOD. INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED THAT CAMPBELL AND THE OTHER TEEN WERE INSIDE THE VEHICLE ON WOODLAND AVENUE SOUTHWEST, INTENDING TO MEET SOMEONE WHEN A SUSPECT FIRED MULTIPLE ROUNDS INTO THE CAR. CAMPBELL ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE THAT AREA, BUT LATER CRASHED INTO A TREE. ALL FIVE ARRESTED ARE BEING HELD IN THE JEFFERSON COUNTY JAIL AND NO BON
5 arrested after Pleasant Grove senior killed, another injured in shooting
Updated: 10:00 PM CST Jan 16, 2026
Five people, including three teenagers, have been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed a Pleasant Grove High School senior and injured another.Birmingham police said Algie Surrell Jr., 27, Ricco Wells, 22, Kavari Wells, 19, and two unidentified 17-year-olds are all facing murder charges in connection with the death of Brandon Campbell, 18, of Pleasant Grove.Campbell was killed after he and another teen were supposed to meet someone late Saturday, Jan. 10, on Woodland Avenue when they were shot inside a vehicle that was later found on Tuscaloosa Avenue. The other teen, identified as Sam Slaughter, 17, was taken to the hospital and is said to be recovering.Ricco Wells and an unidentified 17-year-old have been charged with capital murder and attempted murder. The other suspects, including the other unidentified 17-year-old, all face either capital murder or felony murder charges.All suspects are being held in the Jefferson County Jail without bond.>> WVTM 13 ON-THE-GO: Download our app for free
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —
Five people, including three teenagers, have been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed a Pleasant Grove High School senior and injured another.
Birmingham police said Algie Surrell Jr., 27, Ricco Wells, 22, Kavari Wells, 19, and two unidentified 17-year-olds are all facing murder charges in connection with the death of Brandon Campbell, 18, of Pleasant Grove.
Campbell was killed after he and another teen were supposed to meet someone late Saturday, Jan. 10, on Woodland Avenue when they were shot inside a vehicle that was later found on Tuscaloosa Avenue. The other teen, identified as Sam Slaughter, 17, was taken to the hospital and is said to be recovering.
Ricco Wells and an unidentified 17-year-old have been charged with capital murder and attempted murder. The other suspects, including the other unidentified 17-year-old, all face either capital murder or felony murder charges.
All suspects are being held in the Jefferson County Jail without bond.
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