HPD investigates apparent murder-suicide on Millennium Drive
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The Huntsville Police Department (HPD) is investigating an apparent murder-suicide after two men died following a shooting Sunday, Nov. 8, in the 5400 block of Millennium Drive.
Around 1:40 p.m., an HPD officer responded to reports of a shooting in progress at an apartment complex. Upon arrival, the officer located one man who had been fatally shot and a second man standing nearby with a firearm.
The officer issued commands for the armed man to drop his weapon. The man then shot himself. The officer did not discharge their firearm.
The second man was transported to a hospital in critical condition, where he later died.
The victim has been identified as Tyrec Taron Lee, 28, of Huntsville. The offender has been identified as Peyton Antrose Leslie, 58, of Huntsville.
HPD’s Major Crimes Unit responded to the scene and assumed the investigation. Preliminary evidence indicates Leslie shot Lee following an ongoing dispute before taking his own life.
The incident remains under investigation as an apparent murder-suicide.