A 68-year-old in Alabama was stabbed to dying on New Yr’s Eve, and members of the family mourned the devoted household man and navy veteran.
Earnest Christion Jr., 68, was killed in a stabbing at a Birmingham dwelling Tuesday, in accordance to a launch from the Birmingham Police Division.
Officers arrived on the Birmingham dwelling round 7 p.m. following a 911 name. They discovered Christion “unresponsive, affected by what our officers believed to be a stab wound,” police stated.
The U.S. navy veteran was transported to an area hospital, the place he died from his accidents, police stated.
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Police investigated the stabbing of 68-year-old Earnest Christion Jr. Dec. 31. (Google Maps)
After his dying, authorities launched a murder investigation, providing money rewards of as much as $5,000 for suggestions.
On Saturday, detectives secured arrest warrants for 2 suspects in Christion’s dying after receiving suggestions from the neighborhood.
Police recognized 60-year-old Zingy Gamble and her son, 40-year-old La Verne Gamble, because the suspects.Â
Police recognized 60-year-old Zingy Gamble as one of many suspects. (Birmingham Police Division)
Authorities stated Zingy Gamble was relationship Christon on the time of the stabbing. Police stated they imagine Zingy Gamble stabbed Christion over a dispute about cash.
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Authorities stated the mom and son have been arrested and have been within the custody of the Jefferson County Jail. Zingy Gamble was booked on no bond, and La Verne Gamble was arrested for homicide and booked on $15,000 bond.
Police recognized 40-year-old La Verne Gamble as one of many suspects within the stabbing dying of Earnest Christion Jr. (Birmingham Police Division)
Christion, nicknamed “Rickey,” was remembered as a “beacon of pleasure and love” in an announcement to AL.com.
“Rickey was greater than only a veteran; he was a beacon of pleasure and love,” the assertion from his household stated.
“His humorousness was infectious, and his skill to maintain folks smiling, even throughout tough occasions, will all the time be remembered,” the household added. “Whether or not it was a humorous joke, a lighthearted remark, or his unwavering positivity, Rickey had a particular present for making these round him really feel good.”
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The household stated Christion was a household man to his core.
“His household was the middle of his world, and he cherished every second spent with them,” they stated. “His love for his kids was unconditional, and he took immense pleasure in being a loyal father.”
