Suspects in St. Martin shooting charged with aggravated assault

Nineteen-year-old Christian Terrin Kennedy and 16-year-old Caden Kennedy Walker are both charged with aggravated assault in a shooting in St. Martin.

Around 1:30 Monday morning, Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says deputies found one of the victims, 18-year-old Marcello English, lying deceased in the road near the intersection of Amhurst and Hamilton Drive.

Eighteen-year-old Derrick Craft, who was with English, was also shot and transported in critical condition to U.S.A. Medical Center in Mobile.

Ezell says the victims met up with Kennedy and Walker and it appears the shooting happened during an altercation. The case is still under investigation.

But after consulting with the district attorney’s office, Ezell says the charges against Kennedy and Walker will be presented to a grand jury to determine if they will be upgraded to murder.

Kennedy will also be charged with directing a minor to commit a felony.