Murder charges are the unfortunate aftermath of Alabama's loss in the Iron Bowl

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Unfortunately, one Alabama fan has been killed in the aftermath of Alabama's loss in the Iron Bowl:

"A woman charged with killing a fellow Alabama fan after the end of last weekend's Iron Bowl was angry that the victim and others didn't seem upset over the Crimson Tide's loss to archrival Auburn, said the sister of the slain woman. Adrian Laroze Briskey, 28, was charged Monday with murder in the killing of 36-year-old Michelle Shepherd. Hoover police Capt. Jim Coker said both Birmingham women were Alabama fans and at the same party for the annual game between intrastate rivals. . . . The victim's sister, Nekesa Shepherd, said she witnessed the killing and had no doubt it was about football, even though it was unclear to investigators whether the violence was motivated by the game. . . . Nekesa Shepherd said Briskey flew into a rage when she saw the sisters and others joking that the Crimson Tide's loss wasn't as bad as if the NBA's Miami Heat had lost a game.

"She said we weren't real Alabama fans because it didn't bother us that they lost. And then she started shooting," Shepherd told The Associated Press. Shepherd said she and her sister were invited to the party by a mutual friend who also invited Briskey. . . . Shepherd, the mother of three, was shot to death in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover and the women did not know each other before the party, Coker said. . . . Coker said alcohol might have been involved, but investigators are awaiting the results of toxicology tests to make a determination.

Shepherd said Briskey drank multiple shots of liquor during the game and "went crazy" when she heard people joking after Alabama lost. "It was over a football game," said Shepherd. "I'm never going to forget it because she died in my arms" (Deadly shooting was over Alabama Crimson Tide loss, victim's sister says - ESPN).
 
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Living in Bama, I have to say I'm honestly not surprised...and that is very sad and unfortunate. Thoughts are with the family.

I don't think this is indicative of the entire fan base, not at all. But I have seen people down here take all this way too serious, and it isn't surprising in the least that combined with alcohol things got out of control.
 

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