Suspect Arrested in Wharf Parkway New Year’s Day Stabbing
OBA Staff • January 1, 2025
The incident took place just after midnight
Orange Beach, Ala. – (OBA) – Orange Beach police responded to a reported stabbing on Wharf Parkway in the early morning hours early on New Year’s Day. Officers arrived at the scene around just after midnight and found an adult male victim with an apparent stab wound.
Witnesses at the scene provided statements that helped police identify Shamar Ezell O’Brien Porter, an adult male, as the suspect in the assault.
Police located Porter a short time later, and he was arrested and charged with second-degree assault. No word on motive.
The incident remains under investigation, and authorities have not provided further details.
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