A man from Oxford, Alabama, is charged with capital murder after police say he shot and killed two people in Fort Payne.
According to newly filed court documents, 27-year-old Jacob Eugene Mitchum is accused of intentionally causing the death of the victims about 5:50 p.m. Sunday. Fort Payne Police say the shooting happened in the 1300 block of Alabama Avenue NW.
Fort Payne police are investigating the incident, according to a Sunday post on the police department's Facebook page.
Police say the shooter was taken into custody in another jurisdiction the same day as the incident.
WAAY 31 has reached out for more details and will provide updates as we receive them.

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