Huntsville man charged with murder in shooting near Bridge Street

One person has been charged with murder after an incident Friday morning near Cummings Research Park. Huntsville Police responded to a call Friday morning concerning a shooting at the Brixworth at Bridge Street Apartments.

According to WAFF 48, Huntsville Police Department officers were dispatched to 6620 Old Madison Pike around 4:30 a.m. for a shooting call. HEMSI transported two people to the hospital with injuries.

The investigation was later upgraded to a “death investigation”. Huntsville Police Department announced 23-year-old Michael Anthony McDade Jr. has been charged with murder.

24-year-old Quentaveis Shaquan Fletcher was pronounced dead at the hospital. The other person taken to the hospital had only minor injuries and has been released.

HPD investigators believe the shooting was a domestic-related altercation involving McDade’s family member and her boyfriend.

McDade is currently being booked into the Madison County Jail.