A confrontation during a domestic incident is central to a Saturday Tallassee shooting.
The confrontation between three individuals left Malik Allen dead and Dakerian Hughley, 21, of Tallassee, in jail charged with Allen’s murder.
Hughley was in front of Elmore County District Court Judge Glen Goggans Tuesday morning for an Aniah’s Law hearing to determine if Hughley would receive a bond in the case at this time. Elmore County chief assistant district attorney Mandy Johnson laid out the state’s reasoning of no bond through the testimony of Tallassee investigator M.H. Manning. The detective said officers received a call about 10:24 p.m. Saturday the subject being shot and injured on Hickory Street. When officers arrived, they found Allen suffering from a gunshot wound to the right arm and in the pelvis. Manning said he attended Allen’s autopsy and the 9mm round in Allen’s left pelvis entered the body near the right pelvis and traveled across the body.
“It was the fatal shot,” Manning testified.
The investigator said there were multiple on the scene Saturday and at least five gave statements. There are also two videos showing the incident — one from the housing authority security camera and one from a Ring doorbell.
Manning said the videos and witness statements line up. Hughley and a female were chasing each other and came close to Allen’s car.
“The victim approaches the female,” Manning said. “Then the defendant and (Allen) were almost touching shoulders.”
Officers spoke with Hughley Saturday night about 90 minutes after the incident. Hugley admits to a domestic altercation, chasing a female around and confronting the victim.
“He said the victim pulled a firearm and he acted in self-defense,” Manning testified.
Hughley was allowed to leave.
Authorities obtained the videos. The owner of the Ring camera brought the video to the Tallassee Police Department and gave a statement to investigators. The video gave a different version of the incident.
It showed Hughley pulling a weapon and firing at Allen. The victim then moved along his car, retrieved a weapon and fired back at Hughley.
The defendant got in the female’s car on the driver’s side but soon got out to flee on foot. At the same time a round struck the driver’s window. Hughley fled the scene through a cut in the woods to another neighborhood.
After seeing the video, authorities contacted Hughley again, and again he voluntarily came to the police department. This time Hughley slightly changed his statement to the police.
“He said (Allen) was pulling at his waistband,” Manning said. “He said he, ‘Knew how he was,’ and chose to shoot.”
Manning said Hughley’s statement to him said there was a disagreement between the two over a firearm.
Hughley said he lost his weapon from Saturday night while fleeing the scene. Manning said police have canvassed the area and have not found a handgun.
Authorities also recovered more than 30 shell casings from within 200 feet of where the incident took place. Manning said forensics would determine which ones were from Saturday’s shooting.
It was also determined Hughley was out of jail on bond in Macon County. There he is accused of shooting into an occupied vehicle with a Glock 26 9mm handgun. A round struck someone in the thigh.
On July 3, 2024, Hughley was charged with discharging a gun into an occupied building or vehicle, first-degree assault, menacing and reckless endangerment. He posted a $69,000 bond.
The Macon County District Attorney’s Office has filed a motion to revoke Hughley’s bond in the case.
“He’s out on bond for basically the same thing in Macon County,” Johnson said. “Only that person lived.”
Goggans denied a bond for Hughley after hearing the testimony and arguments Tuesday morning.
