ATMORE, Ala. — A second man has been arrested in connection with a May 2023 murder, according to the Atmore Police Department.
Wiley Tait Jr., 42, was arrested on Oct. 4 after a warrant was obtained for murder. Officers were called to Carver Avenue and King Street on May 29 around 2:15 a.m. for a report of shots fired.
Robert Starks, 31, was found with a gunshot wound when officers arrived and later died from his injuries, police said.
Tait is the second person arrested in the case. A warrant was previously obtained for Eric Mitchell, 44, who was taken into custody on June 29. Tait was booked into the Escambia County Detention Center.