Alabama bonfire shooting suspect now faces murder charge after death

The suspect within the Alabama Camp Fireplace taking pictures that left three folks and a cheerleader lifeless has now been charged with homicide.

Kimber Mills, 18, was shot and killed at a bonfire within the early hours of Oct. 19 in Pinson, Alabama, officers mentioned. The taking pictures happened in an space recognized regionally as The Pit. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned the suspect, 27-year-old Steven Tyler Whitehead, confirmed up round 12:24 a.m. and fired his gun a number of instances after a verbal and bodily combat.

Whitehead was initially charged with three counts of tried homicide, however prosecutors filed a homicide cost after Mills died.

Ashley Mills, the sufferer’s sister, shared on Fb that Kimber died Wednesday night. Kimber was a senior at Cleveland Excessive Faculty, the place she ran monitor and was additionally a cheerleader.

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Kimber Mills, 18, deliberate to attend the College of Alabama in 2026. (Rylie Cirbo)

“Our candy sister went to be with the Lord final night time at 7:08 PM! She had the most important Honor Stroll gathering the physician has ever seen! She was and is so cherished by so many. We’ll miss you Kimber! Everyone seems to be free to share this message as they see match!” Ashley Mills wrote on Fb.

Mills’ sister advised investigators that earlier than Kimber was shot, Whitehead allegedly stood up and mentioned, “B—-, you are subsequent,” in keeping with WBRC.

Throughout a listening to Friday, Whitehead’s attorneys argued there is no such thing as a possible trigger for prosecutors so as to add the homicide cost. They mentioned the suspect was making an attempt to depart the social gathering when he was attacked.

Ashley Mills advised it AL.com that Kimber was “caught within the crossfire” when she was shot.

Silas McCay, 21, narrated WBRC that the suspect tried to speak to Kimber earlier than a combat broke out.

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Kimber Mills, 18, was a cheerleader at Cleveland Excessive Faculty. (Rylie Cirbo)

“My ex-girlfriend got here as much as me on the social gathering and mentioned he was making an attempt to do issues with a woman named Kimber,” McCay mentioned. “My buddy and I discovered him, and we began combating him. I grabbed him, put him over my shoulder and put him on the bottom. My buddy pulled me off him, after which he pulled out his gun and began taking pictures.”

Kimber Mills had plans to attend the College of Alabama in 2026 and hoped to change into a nurse.

An honor stroll was held Tuesday afternoon after docs decided her accidents had been too critical and her coronary heart was donated to a 7-year-old woman. WVTM. Officers mentioned she was shot within the head and leg and brought by personal automobile to UAB Hospital in Birmingham.

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Steven Tyler Whitehead was arrested in reference to the taking pictures. (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Workplace)

Rylie Cirbo, who knew Kimber Mills, advised Fox Information Digital, “I might a lot slightly she be recognized for her sunny character and large smile than for tragedy.”

“I’m grateful for all the enjoyment she has dropped at my different mates,” she mentioned. “She appeared like a really vibrant mild in so many lives.”