Foley Man Charged With Capital Murder
By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media
October 8, 2025
ETOWAH COUNTY, Ala. A Foley man has been charged with capital murder in the shooting of a man in Attalla, Alabama.
Police said that 64-year-old Arthur Reynolds of Foley was arrested after a shooting was reported at the intersection of Burke Avenue and Osborne Street around 10:15 a.m. on October 7, 2025.
The fire department and an ambulance were dispatched to the scene for a person who had been shot.
When the Attalla police arrived at the scene, they were able to make a quick arrest of the shooter, identified as Reynolds.
Police found 40-year-old David Loyd Smothers dead from a gunshot wound in a vehicle nearby.
Investigators said that Reynolds was Smothers’ father-in-law.
Reynolds is being held without bond in the Etowah County jail.
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