17 years old charged in Birmingham quintuple homicide

BIRMINGHAM, Al.
A 17-year-old Birmingham high school student is charged with five counts of capital murder in a weekend massacre in Ensley Highlands that left five people dead.

Rashad Stoves

Rashad Stoves, a junior at Wenonah High, is also charged with two counts of first-degree robbery and attempted murder in two unrelated cases, Birmingham police spokesman Sgt. Johnny Williams Jr. said. Stoves, of Dolomite, is being held without bond in the five capital cases. His bond is set at $1 million in separate charges.
He is charged in the deaths of Ronnie Render, 42, Charles Render, 21, Jonathan Sanchez, 23, Demetrius Sanford, 19 and Jeffrey Davis Jr., 23.
Stoves and two other men were arrested Sunday night. One of the other men was released; the other was charged in an unrelated robbery. Police said neither would be charged at this time in the multiple slaying.
The shootings happened about 3:30 a.m. Sunday at a home at 3113 Avenue S.
Four of the men were shot execution-style. The fifth, Sanford, pulled up on the scene as it was unfolding and was dragged out of his car and into the home where he was fatally shot. Police have not released a motive in the slaying.
In a prepared statement released at 10 p.m., police Chief A.C. Roper said, "We are pleased to have this first suspect charged, and members of the department continue to work diligently to identify every single individual involved in this horrific crime."
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 254-1764 or Crimestoppers at 254-7777.