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Billy Harold Morris Jr.

Gender : Male

Age : 54

Race : White

Date : 11/04/2025

Location : Intersection of Lee Road 240 and Lee Road 241

City : Salem

County : Lee

State : Alabama

Agency : Lee County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 11/04/2025, deputies from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic violence call at a residence on Lee Road 831 in the Salem community. Deputies attempted to stop a vehicle driven by 54-year-old Billy Harold Morris Jr. of Phenix City. The driver refused to stop, and police escalated a brief chase that ended at the intersection of Lee Road 240 and Lee Road 241. As deputies approached, Morris shot himself inside the vehicle and died at the scene.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wrbl.com/news/man-dies-by-apparent-self-inflicted-gunshot-after-deputy-pursuit-in-salem/
https://www.wtvm.com/news/local/man-dies-after-domestic-violence-call-leads-pursuit-lee-county/
https://cnaw2news.com/2025/11/05/officials-identify-man-who-died-by-suicide-after-domestic-violence-call-and-pursuit/