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Mobile Police Makes Tricentennial Park Homicide Arrest

May 6th, 2015

On Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at 9:20 a.m., officers responded to Tricentennial Park 2121 Lake Drive for a report of a person down. Officers discovered the body of 51 year old Annie Gaines-Willis wrapped in blankets with an apparent gunshot wound along the banks of Three Mile Creek.

Through investigation detectives developed Gaines-Willis 18 year old son Kenjarvious Willis as a suspect. Detectives located and interviewed Willis concerning this incident. Willis allegedly shot the victim doing a domestic depute. Following the interview Willis was charged with Murder and transported to Metro County Jail.

Mobile Police homicide detectives are investigating this case. Anyone with information is asked to call Mobile Police at (251) 208-7211, CrimeStoppers at (251) 208-7000 or text Mobile Police Intel at CRIMES (274637) and include the keyword "CRIME411."


Officer Terence Perkins
Mobile Police Department
Public Information Office