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Atmore Man Charged With Attempted Murder
December 22, 2016
An Atmore man has been arrested for a late November shooting that left another man in critical condition.
Douglas Jermaine Oliver, 26, was charged with the attempted murder of Anthony Jerome Riley of Sunset Drive in Atmore. He was booked into the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton.
About 2:15 a.m. on November 25, Atmore Police responded to a disturbance an found Riley shot multiple times in the rear parking lot of “Special Occasions” at 129 South Main Street Riley was transported to Atmore Community Hospital and later transferred to a Mobile hospital.
The shooter, later identified as Oliver, fled the area in a black Dodge Charger.
The Atmore Police Department said the business is licensed to hold banquets, wedding receptions and retirement parties. “The business is not allowed to have alcohol on the premises, but evidence at the scene showed alcohol was present at the time of the shooting,” police said. The city later revoked the company’s business license.
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How convenient that his new home is right up the road.