Suspect arrested in Lookout Mtn. Murder

Authorities in Dekalb county are investigating a Wednesday shooting on Lookout Mountain that has left one Mount Vernon man dead and in jail.  35 year old Christopher Todd Landers, has been charged with murder for the death of 65-year-old Michael Lynn Jenkins, who was shot and killed at his home Wednesday. Landers was taken into custody at the murder scene, where several 911 calls were made after the shooting. After consulting with district attorney Mike O'Dell and reviewing evidence, authorities charged him with murder and he was booked into the county detention center on a $100,000 bond.  Jenkins' body was taken to Huntsville for an autopsy at the Alabama Department of Forensics Science Thursday morning.

Sheriff Jimmy Harris said their investigation is ongoing.