A former Alabama track and field star and two-time Olympian was fatally shot during an argument with another man who also died, police said.
Emmit King, 62, was killed during a shootout Sunday in Bessemer, where he argued with Willie Albert Wells, 60, AL.com reported.
Police said King and Wells knew each other and were arguing in front of a house Sunday afternoon when both men pulled out guns and opened fire. Wells, of Birmingham, was pronounced dead at the scene, while King later died at a hospital.
King, a former University of Alabama track and field standout, was a member of the US relay team for the Summer Games in 1984 and 1988, but he didn’t compete, AL.com reported.
King was also the NCAA 100-meter national champion in 1983 and took the bronze medal in the men’s 100 meters at the 1983 World Championships, WVTM reported.
No other details about what led up to the deadly confrontation were available, according to the station. A message seeking additional comment from Bessemer police was not immediately returned early Tuesday.
