Man charged with capital murder after shooting outside Fairfield gas station, victim identified

FAIRFIELD, Ala. (WBRC) -A man is charged with capital murder following a shooting at a Fairfield gas station.

Around 5:30 p.m., Thursday deputies arrested 24-year-old Travec Brandon Ard near UAB Hospital. The Sheriff’s Office says Ard is being held in the Jefferson County Jail.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as Desi Montell Carter. He was 24.

Ard is charged with shooting and killing Carter in his car at the Citgo station on Milstead Road in the Glen Oaks area.

According to jail logs, Ard had already been charged in another Capital Murder - Robbery case from 2019. He was released on bond in March 2021.

The Sheriff’s Office says the public helped them locate the suspect in the shooting.

Deputies responded around 11:00 a.m. Thursday to find Carter’s body inside a grey Dodge Charger that had rolled into the back of a Ford Explorer.

According to witnesses, a Ford Explorer was parked at the store’s gas pumps. The Charger pulled in behind the Explorer as if they would be refueling the vehicle. Shots were fired between people inside the Charger.

Investigators said another man left the area.

Deputies haven’t identified the motive for the death, but they believe it was an isolated incident.

This area is close to where one person was killed and four others were shot on April 27.

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