Montgomery Sheriff’s Office charges minor in death

At about 2:30 a.m., officers responded to a home in the 6000 block of West Hickory Grove Road on a report of a shooting, said Capt. Randy Pollard, who heads the office’s investigations division. They found Rueben Squire, 79, dead, Pollard said. The sheriff’s office has not released a cause of death.

As part of the investigation, sheriff’s detectives, accompanied by patrol, SWAT and Montgomery Police Department personnel, went to Monticello Drive. A juvenile was located, arrested and charged with murder.

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The name of the minor has not been released. Alabama law prohibits the release of names of minors accused of crimes, even if they are charged as adults.