On a summer morning in Center Point, Alabama, a long-simmering dispute between neighbors erupted into deadly violence. On August 4, 2022, Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies were called to the 2500 block of 2nd Way NW around 8:51 a.m. to investigate a shooting. Upon arrival, they discovered 28-year-old Antonio Leon Warren suffering from a gunshot wound.
Warren was quickly transported to a nearby hospital for medical attention, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he did not survive. At the scene of the shooting, deputies encountered a man who was waiting to surrender to authorities. This individual was identified as 54-year-old Nathan Lee Sanders.
Investigators determined that Warren and Sanders were neighbors who had been embroiled in an ongoing conflict for several years. The exact nature of their dispute has not been publicly detailed, but it culminated in the fatal shooting of Warren. Following an investigation into the evidence, Nathan Lee Sanders was taken into custody.
Sanders was subsequently charged with the murder of Antonio Leon Warren. He was booked into the Jefferson County jail, where he is being held without bond pending further legal proceedings. The case stands as a tragic end to a protracted neighborhood disagreement.
