Huntsville Police Department: Murder Suspect Arrest

Press release from the Huntsville Police Department:

February 4, 2021

Officers were called to the 4200 block of Chalet Circle for a shooting call just after 7 a.m. Thursday morning. Michael Donofrio, 56, has been identified as the victim. He was found in the roadway deceased when officers arrived from apparent gunshot wound(s). The official cause of death is still under investigation.

Martinez Monte Lyles, 24, turned himself in peacefully to authorities at the MAPCO located on Memorial Parkway and University Drive shortly after the incident. Lyles is being charged with murder and was booked into the Madison County Jail.

Investigators believe the shooting happened after an apparent domestic dispute between the victim and suspect’s family members.

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