From The Tribune staff reports
JEFFERSON COUNTY — A Pinson 16-year-old was charged with capital murder of a recent Clay-Chalkville graduate on Friday, July 29.
According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the juvenile has been charged in the July 25, 2022, shooting death of 18-year-old Lacorian Maxwell.
The suspect’s name is being withheld by authorities because of his age.
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Maxwell was shot to death in a vehicle outside his home on Kimberly Loop in Pinson.
Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies received multiple calls to the 911 center that 6 to 8 shots were heard being fired in Pinson.
“Shortly afterward, a call was received advising that a male had been shot in a vehicle in the 6400 block of Kimberly Loop in Pinson,” Lieutenant Joni Money said. “Upon arrival, deputies found an 18-year-old male, who had been shot to death while inside of a vehicle.”
Maxwell graduated in May of 2022 from Clay-Chalkville High School.
“Lacorian Maxwell can best be described using the words kind, respectful and polite,” said former Clay-Chalkville principal Michael Lee. “He was a young man that went about his days at CCHS always willing to help anyone. He was in dual enrollment classes through Jeff State and was planning to be a welder. Lacorian was also a library aide this past year. He was depended upon greatly and given many responsibilities that he always completed with a smile. Today is a sad day for our faculty & staff. I know that I speak for the whole CCHS family when I say that Lacorian’s family and friends are in our prayers.”
The juvenile has been placed in the Jefferson County Jail in Birmingham on the charge of Capital Murder and is being held without bond.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting are still being investigated by detectives.
The story will be updated when more information is available.
