On a Saturday in Prichard, Alabama, the sound of gunfire shattered the night, leaving two men dead and a community searching for answers. The victims, discovered in a parked vehicle behind the Arbor Pointe Apartments on Bellemeade Drive on February 21, 2015, were identified as 29-year-old Chavis Shikei Sanders, a male, and 25-year-old Darrell Corenzo Harrison.
Both men had been fatally shot in what was being investigated as a double homicide.
The initial investigation by the Prichard Police Department was active, with officers canvassing the area and speaking to family members and witnesses. Friends of Sanders suggested that robbery could have been a possible motive for the violent act. In the immediate aftermath, however, law enforcement officials had not publicly named any suspects or made any arrests in connection with the killings. The case was described as being in its early and sensitive stages, with authorities from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency assisting in the investigation.
Adding a layer of complexity to the tragedy, it was revealed that this was not the first time Chavis Sanders had been a target of gun violence. Just a month prior, in January, he had been shot and wounded in a separate incident on Noble Avenue that resulted in the death of another man, Corey Dixon. Investigators were looking into any potential links between the two shootings, trying to determine if the earlier event was connected to the double homicide that claimed Sanders' life.
Despite the ongoing investigation and the passage of time, publically available information and news reports have not indicated that any arrests have been made or suspects identified in the murders of Chavis Sanders and Darrell Harrison. The case has been noted in reports on unsolved crimes in the area, leaving a lingering sense of unresolved justice for the families and the community affected by the brutal slayings. The motive behind the double homicide officially remains unclear.
