Dantrail Jones, LaQuinton Judkins and Quintin Tyus faced charges tied to the June Montgomery shooting that killed Sa’Vion Gilchrist and Demarion Calhoun and wounded two others.
The Crime
Montgomery police have charged three young men in connection with a June shooting that left two people dead and two others injured. The victims who died were identified as Sa’Vion Gilchrist, 18, and Demarion Calhoun, 20. The investigation produced arrests in stages, with Dantrail Ladarrious Jones, 19, taken into custody earlier in July and LaQuinton Rashad Judkins and Quintin Jashun Lee Tyus, both 18, arrested later.
Officers were called to the 1300 block of Eastern Boulevard at about 6:30 p.m. on June 20. Gilchrist was found suffering from a gunshot wound and died. Calhoun was located in the 5600 block of Carmichael Road and also died from his injuries. A male and a female victim arrived at hospitals for treatment, giving the case four shooting victims across related locations.
Judkins is charged with capital murder and two counts of first-degree assault. Jones also faces capital-murder and first-degree-assault counts. Tyus is charged with first-degree assault. The different charging decisions may reflect the evidence police attribute to each person, but a charging announcement alone does not disclose every theory of participation or every piece of evidence.
Capital-murder allegations are among the most serious charges available under Alabama law. The prosecution will need to establish the specific statutory basis alleged in the indictments or charging instruments, along with each defendant’s individual participation and mental state. The defense can challenge identification evidence, firearms evidence, witness reliability, statements and any claimed connection among the shooting scenes.
Because the suspects are 18 and 19, the case also sits at the edge of a common public misunderstanding. They are young, but they are legally adults for these proceedings. Their names and booking information were therefore released, unlike the protected identities in many juvenile cases.
The deaths of Gilchrist and Calhoun remain the center of the case. Two additional survivors may be important witnesses while also coping with injuries and trauma. Police have not publicly released every detail about motive or the sequence that connected the Eastern Boulevard and Carmichael Road locations.
Case Details
| Crime Location | Eastern Boulevard and Carmichael Road areas, Montgomery, Alabama |
|---|---|
| Date and Time | June 20, 2026, around 6:30 p.m.; additional arrests announced in July |
| Investigating Agencies | Montgomery Police Department |
| Suspect | LaQuinton Judkins, Quintin Tyus and Dantrail Jones (age 18, 18 and 19) |
| Bond or Detention | Not stated in the reviewed reports; the suspects were held at the Montgomery County Detention Facility |
| Conviction | None. All charges were pending. |
| Sentence | None. |
| Current Outcome | Dantrail Jones, LaQuinton Judkins and Quintin Tyus faced charges tied to the June Montgomery shooting that killed Sa’Vion Gilchrist and Demarion Calhoun and wounded two others. |
| Victim Information | Sa’Vion Gilchrist, 18, and Demarion Calhoun, 20, were killed. A male and a female victim also suffered gunshot injuries. |
Charges
- LaQuinton Judkins: capital murder and two first-degree assault counts
- Quintin Tyus: first-degree assault
- Dantrail Jones: capital murder and two first-degree assault counts
Understanding the Court Status
Criminal charges are formal accusations. They identify the offenses prosecutors believe the available evidence supports, but they do not establish guilt. The government carries the burden of proving every required element beyond a reasonable doubt. The accused may challenge searches, statements, identification procedures, expert conclusions and the credibility of witnesses.
Early charging documents can change. Prosecutors may amend counts, seek an indictment, dismiss allegations or add charges when new evidence develops. Bond decisions address release and court appearance; they are not a punishment or a verdict. For that reason, this article separates the reported allegations from convictions and sentences.
Public reporting rarely contains the entire investigative file. Body-camera video, surveillance footage, laboratory testing, medical records, telephone data and sworn testimony may become available later. Any major update, plea, dismissal, trial verdict or sentence should be added to the same case record rather than presented as though the earlier allegations were final.
Evidence and Unresolved Questions
The investigation centers on events reported at Eastern Boulevard and Carmichael Road areas, Montgomery, Alabama during June 20, 2026, around 6:30 p.m.; additional arrests announced in July. The agencies publicly associated with the case are Montgomery Police Department. Their files may contain dispatch recordings, incident reports, photographs, interviews, forensic submissions and records created during arrest or booking. Only part of that material is ordinarily available at the beginning of a prosecution. A later court filing may clarify details that were compressed or omitted in the first police summary.
The publicly reported charges include LaQuinton Judkins: capital murder and two first-degree assault counts, Quintin Tyus: first-degree assault, Dantrail Jones: capital murder and two first-degree assault counts. Each count has its own required elements, and evidence that supports one allegation may not prove another. Location, timing, intent, possession, causation and the conduct attributed to each participant can become separate contested issues. A court may also decide whether statements, searches or digital evidence are admissible before a jury ever hears the merits.
The reported victim information is: Sa’Vion Gilchrist, 18, and Demarion Calhoun, 20, were killed. A male and a female victim also suffered gunshot injuries. Victims and surviving relatives may participate in the process through notifications, impact statements or restitution requests, depending on the jurisdiction and outcome. They may also choose not to discuss medical or personal details publicly. Responsible coverage should not treat the absence of a family interview as an absence of harm.
The current reported outcome is: Three suspects were arrested in stages as police investigated a shooting that killed two people and wounded two others. That status is a snapshot rather than a prediction. A detention decision can be revisited, charges can be revised, and scheduled hearings can move. The most reliable future updates will come from the controlling court docket, a prosecutor or police release, a corrections record, or direct reporting from a hearing. Social-media claims should be compared with those records before being repeated.
Cases involving violence often generate immediate demands for a simple explanation. The evidence may eventually establish motive, planning, self-defense, mistaken identity, accomplice liability or another theory, but those conclusions should not be supplied before the record supports them. The useful questions are narrower: what conduct is alleged, what evidence connects the accused to it, what injuries or losses occurred, and what has a court actually decided?
Violent-crime cases also affect people who never appear in the caption of the case. Neighbors may have heard gunfire, workers may have provided emergency aid, and relatives may suddenly be responsible for medical care, funerals, transportation or child care. Those consequences are not proof against a defendant, but they explain why a community follows the proceedings and why victim services can remain necessary long after the first news cycle ends.
Public access to a case develops in layers. An arrest report may be followed by a probable-cause statement, an indictment, motions, hearing testimony and a final judgment. Each layer can correct or complicate the earlier account. Readers should therefore treat the newest verified court record as controlling while retaining older reports only for the timeline they accurately document.
A complete outcome record should eventually identify the final charges, the disposition of every count, the custody result and any sentence or supervision conditions. Until those entries exist, labels such as suspect, accused or defendant are more accurate than language that assumes a completed prosecution.
Verified updates should be added promptly when the court record materially changes.
