Alabama Murder Suspect Arrested in Shelbyville

February 1, 2021

A man accused of killing a 70-year-old bystander in a shootout in Birmingham, Alabama has been arrested in Shelbyville, Tennessee.

Shelbyville police said an officer was conducting illegal parking patrol on Airport Business Park Drive Friday when he made contact with Brandon Allen Parker, a 37-year-old man from Birmingham.

The officer said Parker had been entered into the National Crime Information Center for a homicide committed in June 2020 in Birmingham.

Parker was arrested without incident, police said. He was jailed in Bedford County and will be transported back to Alabama.

Lucky Knott

One of Southern Tennessee's most experienced and recognized news broadcasters and play-by-play sportscasters. News and Sports Director for Rooster 101.5 FM, 93.9 The Duck and Whiskey Country 105.1, and 95.9. He is currently the play-by-play voice of the Coffee County Red Raiders (31 years) on The Rooster 101.5 and can be heard M-F broadcasting our local news. Lucky has done play-by-play for 3,993 (and counting) sports events on Radio & TV. He also served four years as the Public Information Officer for the Coffee Co. Sheriff's Dept. and taught Radio/TV for six years at Grundy County High School.