Dixon discusses Gravine Island 911 call

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - FOX10 is getting exclusive insight into a shooting on Gravine Island last year; that ended the life of 17-year-old Summer Moody. 

Last week, FOX10 aired portions of the 911 calls made shortly after police said Moody was accidentally shot by a camper on the island.

During the 911 call, you hear Larry Duncan, Nick Hearn, and Lonnie Davison speaking with dispatchers as they rush an injured Moody to dry land for medical attention.

District Attorney Hallie Dixon sat down with FOX10 news reporter Andrew Perez to talk about the tapes.

“This was a factual scenario that every investigator will tell you was just bizarrely tragic. It was heartbreaking,” said Dixon.

Moody was on Gravine Island with three friends who were accused of burglarizing fish camps.

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According to reports, the three campers heard the noise and set out to investigate with their guns.

Duncan told dispatchers: “All I know is Mr. I was asleep and Lonnie, Lonnie asked me - he said, 'Somebody's busting into uhh Russel's camp.' And he woke me up out of a dead sleep and said come on. So I got in the boat with him and Nick. We hauled butt around - around the bend and come in the back side. By the time we got there we seen a light. I told Lonnie - I said - I seen the light. Somebody is running through the woods.”

Police said the men confronted Moody’s friends. Investigators said two of them fired warning shots. They determined, however, that one of the shots fired hit Moody, who they said was hiding behind a nearby bush.

The three teen’s were charged with felony murder and later granted youthful offender status.

“It is really important for young people to realize that these type of burglaries and these types of things can lead to some bodies death and if it does the law says they need to be charged and should be charged,” said Dixon.

The men, however, have not been charged.

Dixon said they had no way to know or reasonable expectation that someone was hiding in the wooded area away from camps.

“The biggest thing is, the man who fired was trying to not hurt someone,” said Dixon.

FOX10 has learned that both men who had guns that night are convicted felons.

It is up to the U.S. Attorneys Office to press charges.