Alabama Mother Fatally Shot in Backyard as Children Watched in Horror
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Tragedy struck Birmingham’s northeast side when a mother was fatally shot in her backyard, an incident police believe was domestic in nature. Responding to a shooting report around noon on Monday, Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies learned from witnesses that Emell Peavy, 48, allegedly shot his girlfriend, April Britton, 37, in the presence of her children. In the aftermath of the shooting, two of Britton’s teenage daughters flagged down a passing vehicle, seeking …