Man Shot In Cantonment Dies; ECSO Names Homicide Suspect

July 24, 2016

The victim in a shooting Saturday night in Cantonment has died, and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has named a suspect.

Escambia County EMS responded to a gunshot victim in the yard of a residence in the 200 block of Sheppard Street just after 9 p.m.  Alphonso Leon Griffin, 29, was discovered with a gunshot would to his shoulder. He was transported by ambulance to Sacred Heart Hospital where he later passed away.

Sgt. Andrew Hobbs, spokesperson for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said 19-year old Marquis Derrell Bryant (pictured) is wanted for homicide in connection with the shooting.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.

NorthEscambia.com file photo.

Comments

16 Responses to “Man Shot In Cantonment Dies; ECSO Names Homicide Suspect”

  1. Sherri on July 27th, 2016 4:12 pm

    I say this if you bad enough to shot someone be bad enough to turn yourself in.

  2. 968 community on July 26th, 2016 12:07 pm

    Get this Menace( marquis Bryant ) off the streets …..shut down that clique the count up operation get these young men off the streets they terrorizing our neighborhood get the head the tail will die put an end to COUNT UP …..THEY NEED TO BE ON COUNT DOWN RIP ALFONSO GRIFFIN LOVE YOU BRUH AN INNOCENT MAN LOTS HIS LIFE HERE A COOL BRUTHA

  3. Jerry on July 25th, 2016 6:56 pm

    This fella has 10 closed felony cases against him and 1 pending,
    what happened to the justice system it failed Fonso and his family

  4. Bosslady on July 25th, 2016 4:34 pm

    Good dude gone way to soon senseless killings they need to put these guns up this has affected everyone in the neighborhood such shocking loss for us a lil boy has to grow up without his father RIP FONZO WE LOVE YOU DUDE

  5. tg on July 25th, 2016 6:26 am

    James the victim identified him before he died .Does that answer your question.

  6. Mike Amerson on July 25th, 2016 6:06 am

    I knew both of these kids when they were growing up. The sad part of this is that not only has the victims family lost a love one, but the suspects family now stands the chance to lose a loved one if convicted. These shootings around the country are just getting so out of hand. Is it really worth it? What ever happened to the day when if you had a problem with one another, you fought it out and forgot about it the next day? Now days, they shoot one another. Death is so final. My sympathy goes out to both families. Mike Amerson

  7. Anne on July 24th, 2016 9:05 pm

    Good LORD, we looked this Marquis Derrell Bryant up on Clerk of Court and he’s got a page full of FELONY arrests including drugs and firearm charges.
    Why was he on the streets?
    Judges, you have a lot of explaining to do to the family of Mr. Griffin and us in the public.

    Prayers for the family.

  8. Puddin on July 24th, 2016 6:24 pm

    So sad.

  9. Shirley Stone on July 24th, 2016 5:24 pm

    Fonso RIP will miss u dearly little brother u were a good friend to Jeff and me. Lots of laughter in Grantwood apartments. My prayers are with the family

  10. Why on July 24th, 2016 4:12 pm

    Why would Marquis do this? Did Alphonso know him? Why is there so much violence?

  11. nga1310 on July 24th, 2016 4:05 pm

    Thank You Very Much Judges for allowing this man (Marquis Derrell Bryant) to be out of jail and take a persons life. He has a BIG long rap sheet but yet you let him walk and now look what has happened. If our legal system would keep animals like him locked up things like this wouldn’t happen. RIP Fonso, I didn’t know you but from what others have said you were a good person and father.

  12. Kiauna White on July 24th, 2016 2:37 pm

    Rip fonso i will miss u big dan think u coming back but we know u are in a better place. I am praying for the rest of the fam. I will hold it down for ya bru! GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN

  13. Bri on July 24th, 2016 12:22 pm

    Rest in heaven fonzo! You will truly be missed, and I know you are watching over your son. It’s sad he has to grow up without a father because of this person. I didn’t know you that well, but I knew you were a good person and a great father. Fly high man. I’m so sorry, but you earned your wings.

  14. Thyra on July 24th, 2016 12:02 pm

    It doesn’t matter what transpired someone lost their lives and a family lost a part of them. My prayers are with them and I hope that the individual responsible is found. God bless

  15. Kc on July 24th, 2016 11:24 am

    Rest in peace Fonso . We gone miss you . I know the comments are going to come about thugs this and thugs that but Alphonso wasn’t that type of person . Just a all around good dude everyone loved him all he ever did was love and help people. Now his son gotta grow up without a father because of this young man wanting to be bad .

  16. Bob C. on July 24th, 2016 6:56 am

    Sad state when the people are so afraid of the thugs that they mostly never see anything, didn’t hear nothing, don’t know nothing and don’t want to speak badly about other people.
    The silent ones give the gangsters, druggies and bad guys a go ahead to keep up their bad actions.

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