<p>It came as a shock to learn that University of Alabama basketball star <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/621315-alabama-forward-darius-miles-charged-with-murder" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Darius Miles was arrested for murder</a>. Videos of the 21-year-old in handcuffs being escorted by police have stormed the internet, and new reports are detailing developing information provided by police. </p>



<p>Miles and 20-year-old Michael Lynn Davis were arrested and charged with <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/361981-tay-k-reveals-his-case-is-on-appeal-updates-on-new-music-and-more-on-live-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">capital murder</a>. The victim in the case is a 23-year-old mother, Jamea Jonae Harris, who was shot to death near UoA&#8217;s campus last weekend.</p>



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<p>It was widely reported that Harris was killed after rebuffing advances from a man. After stating she wasn&#8217;t interested in him, she was murdered. Investigators also reportedly recovered surveillance footage of the actual shooting.</p>



<p>“Darius Miles admitted to providing Michael Davis <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/421367-kamaiyah-arrested-for-bringing-loaded-handgun-into-airport-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">with the handgun</a> immediately prior to the shooting,” Tuscaloosa Sheriff’s Office Investigator Brenden Culpepper stated. Miles is not suspected of shooting the victim.</p>



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<p><em>CNN</em> further reports Miles and his loved ones are &#8220;heartbroken&#8221; over the young mother&#8217;s death. However, the college basketball star &#8220;maintains his innocence and looks forward to his day in court.”</p>



<p>Following his admission, Miles was removed from the UoA basketball team.</p>



<p>Additionally, the shooting reportedly occurred around 1:45 a.m. Authorities located Harris deceased inside of a vehicle less than half a mile from the campus. She was reportedly in Birmingham to visit her cousin, who was a student at the university. </p>



<p>Harris was with her boyfriend and cousin as the three enjoyed a night out. They were getting something to eat when a man saw her and tried flirting. She denied him.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">23-year-old Jamea Jonae Harris life ended tragically early Sunday morning following a shooting near The Strip in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Harris’ death has been on hard on her entire family. Former <a href="https://twitter.com/AlabamaMBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AlabamaMBB</a> player Darius Miles and another man face capital murder charges. <a href="https://t.co/sJsENt18BU">pic.twitter.com/sJsENt18BU</a></p>&mdash; Juan Hustle (@JuanHustle) <a href="https://twitter.com/JuanHustle/status/1614815423991537666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>“He was advancing on her, and she declined his attention. He refused to go away,” said Harris&#8217;s mother, DeCarla Cotton. “While they were attempting to leave, one gentleman walked up to the car and <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/430661-fetty-luciano-arrested-and-charged-with-attempted-murder-in-pool-party-shooting-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">started shooting</a>.”</p>



<p>During the incident, Harris&#8217;s boyfriend reportedly fired shots at her assailant. The suspect was identified because he was injured and visited a local hospital for treatment.</p>



<p>“She wasn’t a troublemaker,” DeCarla also said of her daughter. “She was a hardworking mother who got up every day to take care of her [5-year-old] son.&#8221; DeCarla hasn&#8217;t told him of his mother&#8217;s fate just yet.</p>



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