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Regina Russell, who was 38-years-old, was flown to the trauma unit at Huntsville Hospital with severe head injuries.

Regina Russell, who was 38-years-old, was flown to the trauma unit at Huntsville Hospital with severe head injuries. Willis says they initially thought Russell had just been beaten. However, after doctors evaluated Russell, they found out she'd also been shot in the head. Russell died just before midnight Friday. Willis says this is a terrible crime and a tragic loss. The sheriff says it's even more difficult since the victim is one of his workers.

"It's tough," says Willis. "This was a sweet girl and we're all close here, like family."
Willis called in the Alabama Bureau of Investigation to help, since the death involves a department member. The Lauderdale County District Attorney's office assisted as well. After a manhunt for most of the day Saturday, District Attorney Chris Connolly says a state trooper spotted a black pickup truck on Alabama Highway 64 matching the description of a man who was considered a person of interest in the homicide. Connolly says a chase ended at a mobile home on Lauderdale County Road 472 near Lexington, where the man shot himself in the head.
The man who authorities say shot himself in the head is 32-year-old James Christopher Robertson of Killen. Robertson was also flown to Huntsville Hospital. On Saturday night, he remained in critical condition.Investigators say Robertson is considered a person of interest in the murder of Regina Russell. Sheriff Ronnie Willis says Russell worked at the department as a part-time dispatcher for five years.The actual circumstances leading up to the murder of Regina Russell are still under investigation. Right now, the Alabama Bureau of Investigation isn't releasing a lot of information. Trooper Curtis Summerville, a spokesman for the agency, did tell WHNT News 19 that at one time Robertson and Russell lived together."We believe they were boyfriend and girlfriend, but the relationship at this point was estranged," explains Summerville. "They were no longer dating or living together."
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