Argument Over Bama-LSU Game Ends With 2 Dead

EVERGREEN, Ala. (AP) - A south Alabama couple were shot dead
after an argument that witnesses said started over the Alabama-LSU
football game, but sheriff's investigators haven't yet determined a
motive.
And a relative of the victims says it was not game-related,
despite witness accounts.
The Conecuh County sheriff's office identified the victims as
41-year-old Dennis James Smith, and 39-year-old Donna Kaye Hall
Smith of Brewton.
The two were shot to death about 7 p.m. Saturday in the rural
community of Owassa in southern Alabama.
Sheriff's officials say 28-year-old Michael W- Williams was
arrested and charged with two counts of murder over the shooting at
his home, where he had watched the game. He's being held without
bond.
Dennis Smith's half-brother, Shannon Odom, says Smith was an
adamant Crimson Tide fan. He didn't know why the couple went to the
Williams home near Evergreen. He says the shooting may involve a
Williams relative, but, he says, it wasn't about the game, despite
witnesses accounts saying it was game-releated.
According to witnesses, Dennis Smith called Williams after the
game, and the Smiths then went to Williams' home, where a physical
altercation led to the shooting. Investigators said Dennis Smith
had a pistol and Williams had a shotgun and fired.

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