(DOTHAN, Ala.) On November 2, 2025, Dothan Police Officers responded to reports of gunshots fired in the area of an apartment complex in the 1100 block of Kinsey Road. Shortly after the call of shots fired, an officer was waved down in the area and told that a 12-year-old juvenile was suffering from a gunshot wound to the arm that was non-life threatening. As officers were attempting to locate a crime scene, they were notified there was another report of a 19-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower leg that was also non-life threatening. Officers were able to determine the victims and shootings were all related to a single incident. Criminal investigators were called to the scene to begin the investigation. The two people who were shot were treated at a local hospital and released.
A suspect was identified early in the investigation, and officers began searching. The suspect, identified as Kharon Martin (18) was located at a convenience store near South Oates Street and Ross Clark Circle. Martin was brought to the police department for an interview. A second suspect, a 16-year-old juvenile, was also identified as a suspect and was located at his residence. Martin confessed to being part of the shooting during questioning although he did not actually fire a weapon. The 16-year-old juvenile also confessed to the shooting during an interview and admitted to being one person firing a weapon.
Martin has been charged with two counts of Assault 1st degree for his role in the crime. Martin is being held without bond at the Houston County Jail. The 16-year-old juvenile was charged as an adult with two counts of Assault 1st degree and Illegal possession of a firearm by a juvenile. The juvenile is also being held without bond at the Houston Count Jail. Due to juvenile privacy laws, no further information can be released about the juvenile. Investigators continue to investigate this crime and more arrests are possible.
Actions have consequences. Firing a gun at someone is a serious crime that will have serious consequences in the City of Dothan. This type of violence has no place in our community, and we will vigorously pursue prosecution to get the people committing this violence off our streets. We are thankful for the tips that came from the community and solid police work by officers that allowed us to make these arrests quickly.
-Chief William E. Benny
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