By Carol Robinson
Amber Marie Baker, 25, of Huntsville
A 25-year-old Huntsville woman has been charged with murder following an early morning shooting.
Sgt. Chris Jackson of Huntsville police said the incident happened at about 1 a.m., when police responded to a shots-fired call in the 3900 block of Rucker Circle.
They found a man later identified as Nicholas Kyle Howell, 22, of Huntsville, lying in the roadway at Telstar and Baldwin Circle, suffering from a gunshot.
Jackson said Howell told officers he had been in the area of the 3900 block of Rucker Circle with a friend when he was shot.
He was then taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Jackson said investigators found physical evidence at a nearby apartment complex on Rucker Circle and developed information suggesting the suspect was in a nearby apartment.
Amber Marie Baker, 25, of Huntsville, was located in one of the apartments.
Investigators believe the incident began as a planned transaction by Howell to buy items from Baker. During the meeting, Baker pulled out a firearm and shot the victim.
Baker was initially booked into the Madison County Jail on a charge of first degree assault.
However, Howell died later this morning of his injuries, prompting officials to charge Baker with murder.