Security Guard Charged in Birmingham Station Shooting

0:00It's April 30th. This is Birmingham News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. A deadly shooting went down outside Birmingham's Greyhound and Amtrak station, leaving one man dead. 46-year-old Christopher Jarrett, a security guard there, faces a man's lotter charge for killing a guy from Valdosta, Georgia. Jarrett works for Allied Universal Security at the Intermodal Facility, and he's licensed to carry a firearm on duty through the Alabama Security. Military board he got that approval back in October of 2025. Reporters spotted at least three armed guards on shift that day. Greyhound put out a statement stressing passenger and staff safety comes first, but they're leaving it all to law enforcement and made clear Jarrett. Wasn't on their payroll. Right now, Jarrett sits in jail with no bond set. The district attorney says that's the judge's call. Pretty standard for manslaughter cases, though bond could come later. Allied Universal hasn't responded on whether he's still employed, so we'll see how this plays out as the legal process rolls on.