Deputy-Involved Shooting in Blount County

0:00Alabama's law enforcement agency is looking into two deaths linked to a domestic violence call in Blount County. It happened on March 19 at a home on Beaver Trail in Warrior, where deputies responded to a disturbance. When they arrived, they saw a man speeding away on Mountain Lake Road. That driver, 43-year-old Ricky O'Neill Beck Jr., pulled out a gun and rammed a deputies vehicle. The deputy fire back once, but Beck got away into nearby woods. Investigators later found his body there, and they believed he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Meanwhile, inside the home, they discovered the body of 29-year-old Shelby Amadon of Warrior. No deputies were hurt in the incident. The full investigation will go to the Blount County District Attorney's Office for Review, as authorities worked to piece together what led to this. Traging Outcome. That wraps Birmingham News. Today brought to you with AI.