HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Authorities said its likely a robbery attempt was the motive behind the fatal shooting of a Hoover woman.
Police believe two teenagers selected and targeted 52-year-old Doris Jean Bennett while she walked her dog near the Galleria shopping center.
The shooting occurred Monday night at about 7:30 p.m.
Bennett died the next day.
Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis said at a news conference Wednesday, 16-year-old Lamont Shields of Hoover and 17-year-old Brandon Solomon Foster of Birmingham were arrested within an hour of the shooting.
Both teens were charged with capital murder.
