Alabama governor offering reward for info in 2016 homicide

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is offering $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in a 2016 slaying in Dallas County.

WSFA-TV reports on Dec. 16, 2016, 19-year-old Jaequan (JAY-kwan) Simmons was found unconscious in a vehicle, with gunshot wounds. He died shortly after.

Authorities say the shooting remains unsolved, and there are no suspects.

Simmons graduated from Keith High School in 2015 and was a star on the basketball team.

Ivey’s proclamation says only private citizens without familial connections to law enforcement are eligible for the reward.

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(Associated Press, copyright 2018)

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