Man accused in death of high school cheerleader at bonfire shooting now faces murder charge: officials
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Steven Tyler Whitehead now faces a murder charge after 18-year-old Kimber Mills died following an Alabama bonfire shooting.

The suspect accused in the Alabama bonfire shooting that left three injured and a cheerleader dead now faces a murder charge.

Kimber Mills, 18, was shot and killed in the early hours of Oct. 19 in Pinson, Alabama, at a bonfire, officials said. The shooting took place at an area known locally as The Pit. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said the suspect, 27-year-old Steven Tyler Whitehead, showed up at around 12:24 a.m. and fired his gun several times after a verbal and physical fight.