Teen neighbor shoots, kills stepsisters after assaulting mother

3 days ago

Beulah news, Alabama news.

An Alabama teen was charged with murder after he allegedly shot his two teen neighbors to death on Christmas Eve.

Jalen Dashawn Holmes, 18, was arrested at the scene where he allegedly killed Kayden Lynch, 19, and Madison Daly, 18.

The girls were found deceased from gunshot wounds inside their Beulah home, next door to Holmes’ home.

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  • Holmes had allegedly assaulted his mother before grabbing a handgun and heading to the girls’ home.

    Daly was a mother of a toddler, friends said, while Lynch knew the suspect and was “in love with him.”

    “This was the last thing we had ever expected for him to do,” she said.

    Holmes now faces capital murder charges. A motive remains unclear.