In the early afternoon of December 13, 2024, Opelika Police were called to the Woodbend Apartments on Waverly Parkway following reports of a shooting. Upon their arrival at approximately 12:35 p.m., officers discovered 43-year-old Marquet Devon Turk Sr. with gunshot wounds. Emergency medical technicians joined police at the scene in an attempt to render lifesaving aid to the injured man.
Despite their efforts, Turk Sr.
succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:54 p.m. His body was scheduled to be transported to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences Montgomery Medical Facility for a postmortem examination. As the investigation into the shooting began, detectives were able to identify the alleged shooter.
The suspect was identified as the victim's own son, 23-year-old Marquet Devon Turk Jr. With assistance from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the Montgomery Police Department, Turk Jr. was located and apprehended in Montgomery, Alabama. He was subsequently charged with the murder of his father and transported to the Lee County Jail.
