Snapchat dispute between Baldwin County teens ends in shootings, arrests

DAPHNE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Montclair Loop Pool in Lake Forest is usually a meeting place for fun in the sun. Early Friday morning, that wasn't the case at all when two groups of teenagers met to settle an argument which started on Snapchat.

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“It’s really extremely collegial,” says Daphne Police Chief Brian Gulsby. “It’s making fun of someone else’s friend, that’s how it started.”

A group of teenagers from Fairhope and another from Daphne chose the pool as their meeting place.

“The accused and a small group of friends drove up to this location and then at some point, I think when they realized the disparity in group sizes, they started to leave and a only one shot was fired,” the deputy prosecutor said. Patrick Brannan.

A 16-year-old boy was hit and broke his arm.

Three eyewitnesses identified teenager Daphne as the shooter, who is now charged with felony assault.

“Unfortunately, children resort to extreme violence to resolve minor disputes,” says Gulsby.

At a bond hearing Friday afternoon, District Court Judge William Scully told the 17-year-old defendant he was “not going to put up with this kind of nonsense” and ordered that the teen be held on bail.

He also added conditions if he can make that connection: house arrest with an ankle monitor and no contact with the victim or with firearms.

Investigators say they recovered a 9-millimeter shell casing from the pool, but so far they don't have the weapon.

During the investigation, two other teenagers were arrested on drug trafficking charges.

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WKRG is not releasing the names of those involved due to their ages.

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