On September 29, 2026, the Dothan Police Department responded to the 100 block of Third Avenue for a firearms assault. Officers located the victim with a gunshot wound to the lower leg. According to witnesses, the suspect, identified as Akron Jones (56) of Dothan, and the victim got into a verbal argument over a previous incident. The altercation escalated and Jones pulled a firearm. Jones fired at least two rounds with one striking the victim. The victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Jones was quickly taken into custody. Jones was also found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia. Jones has been charged with one count of Assault 1st degree and Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Jones was booked into the Houston County Jail.
Akron Jones (56) of Dothan- Assault 1st degree and Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
DOTHAN, Ala. — On September 27, 2026, the Dothan Police Department responded to the 2000 block of Hodgesville Road regarding a male who had suffered a gunshot wound to the lower leg.
Officers arrived on scene and located the male, identified as Mitchell Dean Wilson Jr., 34, of Dothan. Wilson was transported to a local hospital for treatment. Wilson told officers that an unknown male had emerged from the wood line and began firing a handgun, striking him in the lower leg.
Criminal investigators responded to the scene and began an investigation.
During the investigation, investigators observed that the trajectory of Wilson’s gunshot wound did not match his reported story. The location and angle of the wound were inconsistent with Wilson’s account and indicated that the injury was either self-inflicted or occurred at close range.
Investigators continued the investigation and determined that Wilson had shot himself while improperly handling a firearm. The firearm was later recovered during the execution of a search warrant at a residence where Wilson was living.
Wilson eventually admitted that he had lied to investigators about the circumstances of the shooting because he had prior criminal convictions that prohibited him from legally possessing or handling a firearm.
Wilson remained at the hospital to receive treatment while the investigation continued.
Wilson has been charged with one count of False Reporting to Law Enforcement and one count of Certain Persons Forbidden to Carry a Firearm. He is currently being sought by the Dothan Police Department on active arrest warrants.
Anyone with information regarding Wilson’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Dothan Police Department at 334-793-0215 or Central Alabama CrimeStoppers at 334-215-STOP. Anonymous tips may also be submitted online at P3TIPS.com.
Chief W. Benny
Mitchell Dean Wilson Jr. (34) of Dothan- Wanted for False Reporting to Law Enforcement and Certain Persons Forbidden to Carry a Firearm
(DOTHAN, Ala.) On September 15, 2026, around 4:00 am, the Dothan Police Department received a report from a local hospital that a male victim arrived with a gunshot wound to the back. Information received by responding officers was that the victim’s last known location was near the 200 block of West Powell Street. Officers responded to that area but were unable to locate a crime scene. Investigators responded to the hospital to start the investigation.
The investigation revealed that the victim was on a business property in the 700 block of North Oates Street. A person living on property saw an individual enter a vehicle on property and fired one round from a handgun. The suspect, identified as David Tyrone Shaw (57) of Dothan, fired another round striking the individual in the back as he was running away. Alabama law does not allow for use of deadly force on a subject to simply protect property. Shaw has been arrested and charged with one count of Assault 1st degree.
-Chief William E. Benny
David Tyrone Shaw (57) of Dothan- Assault 1st Degree
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