A large, several block area of downtown Dothan has been blocked off as Dothan police work to secure the scene.
DOTHAN , Ala. - Dothan police shot a man Sunday after authorities said he fired at officers following a standoff at a downtown home, police said. The shooting happened about three hours after an officer encountered a man with a gun near the intersection of South St. Andrews Street and Lafayette Street . The officer had been sent there after a 911 caller reported concerns that the man was armed.
Lt. Scott Owens said the man fired at the officer, who returned fire. Owens said the man then ran into a nearby home which began a standoff during which Special Response Team officers responded. A multi-block of downtown Dothan was blocked off. Police did not immediately identify the suspect. However, neighbors said he is Antonio King. While News4 could not independently confirm the information, public records show that a 45-year-old man named Antonio Christopher King resides at the home where the incident occurred.
Court records reveal a judge in 2020 sentenced King to 4 years in a state work release program after King’s guilty plea to possessing synthetic marijuana. Records show he told authorities about six months ago he moved to the Lafayette Street address. Hostage negotiators attempted to coax the man out. Preliminary reports indicate that when he eventually emerged, he shot at officers who returned the gunfire, authorities said.The State Bureau of Investigation, as a matter of policy, will investigate the shooting and present their findings to Houston County District Attorney Russ Goodman, who will decide whether to present the case to a grand jury.
DOTHAN, Ala. - The downtown Sunday night standoff between Dothan police and a suspect has come to an end. Those on the scene told WTVY News4 that the suspect came out of the home he barricaded himself inside following an officer-involved shooting nearby earlier in the evening and proceeded to shoot at police.
That suspect was transported from the scene by ambulance to a local hospital, with his condition unknown at this time. No other injuries were immediately reported.
DOTHAN, Ala. - A police perimeter has been formed in a several block area of downtown Dothan on Sunday night following an officer involved shooting. The shooting took place around the intersection of South Foster Street and Lafayette Street, near Vaughn Towers. Initial reports indicated the shooting having happened at the South Saint Andrews Street apartment complex, but this has since been denied.
No officers or other bystanders were injured in the shooting, according to Dothan police. Following the shooting, the person responsible for the incident fled and has now barricaded themselves near the same area where the incident occurred. It is unknown at this time whether the suspect was hit in the gunfire exchange, and if so what the extent of their injuries are. A large, several block area of downtown Dothan has been blocked off as DPD work to secure the scene, with officers being heard using a megaphone to talk with the suspect. Dothan police officers on scene of a blocked off area downtown following a shooting near Vaughn Towers on April 12, 2026.Download the WTVY News4 app to get alerts and stories the moment they are published. Available for FREE in theCrash blocks busy Dothan intersection during morning traffic rushRetired police officer William Earl Cherry passes at 81
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