24-year-old man arrested on 2 capital murder charges in Phenix City shooting death

The Phenix City Police Department on Tuesday arrested a 24-year-old man in the shooting death of a 39-year-old Montgomery man, according to a news release.

Last Friday, police arrived at Jack Houghston Hospital, where Edward Pettway was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Pettway was able to give officers “limited information” about the incident before he passed away, the release said.

Police received more information about the homicide, which led to the arrest of D’Antonio Gibson. Pettway and Gibson only knew each other through an internet transaction, the release said.

Gibson is in the Russell County Jail on two counts of capital murder. The first count is for murder during a robbery, and the second count is for murder committed by or through the use of a deadly weapon while the victim is in a vehicle.

Brittany McGee

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Brittany McGee is the community issues reporter for the Ledger-Enquirer. She is a 2021 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Media and Journalism with a second degree in Economics. She began at the Ledger-Enquirer as a Report for America corps member covering the COVID-19 recovery in Columbus. Brittany also covered business for the Ledger-Enquirer.