Devin Moore | |
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 Mugshot of Moore taken by the Alabama Department of Corrections | |
| Born | Devin Darnell Thompson[1] May 15, 1985 Fayette, Alabama, U.S. |
| Criminal status | On death row at Holman Correctional Facility |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Date | June 7, 2003 |
| Country | United States |
| Location(s) | Police station in Fayette, Alabama |
| Killed | 3 |
Date apprehended | June 7, 2003 |
Devin Moore (born Devin Darnell Thompson on May 15, 1985[2] in Fayette, Alabama) is a convicted murderer from Alabama who sparked a controversy over the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City when he committed three acts of first-degree murder in the Fayette, Alabama police station in 2003. Moore killed two policemen (Arnold Strickland and James Crump) and a dispatcher (Leslie Mealer) after being booked on suspicion of stealing a car. He then fled in a highway patrol vehicle.
Moore was apprehended later in Mississippi. According to the Associated Press, after his recapture he said, "Life is a video game. Everybody's got to die sometime." Once in custody, Moore quickly confessed. He told detectives that he shot the men because he didn't want to go to jail.[3]: 139
The controversy involving his relation to Grand Theft Auto was revealed during an episode of 60 Minutes on March 4, 2005. In the episode, a student demonstrated Grand Theft Auto to them[clarification needed], showing them the adult nature of the game.[4] Moore, who recently graduated from high school at the time, had no criminal record and was never in trouble before. He had enlisted in the Air Force and was due to leave for service at the end of the summer.