(DOTHAN, Ala.) Just before 4:00 pm on February 18, 2025, Dothan Police Officers responded to reports of shots fired in the 700 block of Tuskegee Avenue. After getting a description of the suspect from several witnesses to the event, Patrol Officers saw a male matching the description running from the area. Officers gave chase and apprehended and identified the suspect as Tyshawn Ford. Officers confirmed with several witnesses as well as a video that circulated on social media that Ford was the suspect in the shooting. During the shooting, an occupied apartment was struck by gunfire.
Ford was on bond for Capital Murder from a previous incident which was investigated by the Houston County Sheriff’s Department. Ford was charged for Tuesday’s event with Discharging a Firearm into an Occupied Building, Attempted Assault 1st degree, Domestic Violence 3rd Degree, and Fleeing and Attempting to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer. Ford is being held without bond in the Houston County Jail and a revocation on his bond for the Murder charge is expected. More arrests are anticipated as the investigation into the shooting incident on Tuskegee Ave. continues.
The Dothan Police Department will strongly advocate for swift accountability for these actions according to the law. Bonds and bond amounts are a matter of law left to the courts to decide, not the arresting agencies. Our Judges work within a framework that is consistent with the Constitution of Alabama to set bonds for those accused and remove bonds for those who pose an immediate threat to the community. Thank you to our social media investigative team and our members of the community who reject this type of behavior and aided in this investigation.
Chief William E. Benny
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