Man arrested in Monday Hale County shooting death

A 23-year-old man from Sawyerville is facing murder charges after a man was shot to death early Monday in Greensboro.

Nickolas Nickson, 27, of Sawyerville died after the shooting around 1 a.m. Monday, May 1, in the 200 block of Jones Street.

On Tuesday, May 2, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Special Agents arrested 23-year-old Keoviance Kentrell Scott-Golsby of Sawyerville and charged him with murder.

Scott-Golsby was booked into the Hale County Detention Facility.

ALEA is expressing thanks to the 4th Circuit District Attorney’s Office, the Hale County Sheriff’s Office and the Greensboro Police Department for their assistance in the case.

The investigation is ongoing and additional arrests are expected.

If you have any information about this shooting, the State Bureau of Investigation is requesting you call its office at 334-418-8852. If you’d prefer making an anonymous tip, you can call the SBI Crime Hotline at 800-392-8011 or email sbi.investigations@alea.com.