Man found strangled to death in apartment’s kitchen pantry, Alabama police say
A 26-year-old man was found strangled to death by an off-duty officer inside an apartment kitchen pantry, Alabama police said.
The off-duty officer responded to a complaint on Nov. 22 at Watertown Circle in Birmingham and discovered Eric Henderson inside the pantry, officer Truman Fitzgerald with the Birmingham Police Department told McClatchy News.
Henderson was pronounced dead by the Jefferson County Coroner, Fitzgerald said.
Jefferson County Chief Deputy District Attorney Joe Roberts told McClatchy News in an email that Henderson was strangled to death.
Three suspects were detained and interviewed by detectives, according to police.
One of the suspect’s, 22-year-old Elantra Bass, has been charged with murder, Roberts said.
Bass appeared in court on Dec. 2, according to Roberts.
He was being held at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office on a $100,000 bond as of Dec. 2, according to police.
Henderson’s death is Birmingham’s 93rd murder investigation this year, police said.
This story was originally published December 1, 2021 at 12:05 PM with the headline "Man found strangled to death in apartment’s kitchen pantry, Alabama police say."
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