TV Sports Reporter and Her Husband Found Dead in Their Home in Apparent ‘Murder-Suicide’, 3-Year-Old Was Unharmed Inside: Police

An Alabama sports reporter and her husband were found dead inside their home on Tuesday, Dec. 16, in what police believe was an apparent murder-suicide, according to WBRC, one of the reporter’s former employers. A 3-year-old child found at the home was unharmed.

The Hoover Police Department said in a press release that officers responded to the 700 block of Highland Manor Court on Dec. 16 after the city’s 911 center received a call at about 9:03 a.m. local time. A family member reported finding two people unresponsive inside the residence.

Hoover Fire-Medics responded and pronounced an adult man and an adult woman dead from gunshot wounds, police said. Officers also located a 3-year-old child in the home who was not injured.

While authorities did not immediately release the victims’ identities, WBRC identified the woman as former sports reporter Christina Chambers, who the station said was the mother of a 3-year-old son. AL.com reported that Chambers and her husband married in 2021.

Police said the investigation remains in its early stages, but added that it “appears these deaths are the result of a murder/suicide” and that there is no ongoing threat to the public.

Chambers worked for WBRC from 2015 until July 2021, the station reported. She later served as a freelancer during the 2025 football season and worked at Thompson High School from 2021 to early 2025, according to WBRC.

Before joining WBRC’s sports team, Chambers worked as a reporter and anchor at WAKA in Montgomery, Alabama. Her career also included roles at WLTZ NBC38 in Columbus, Georgia, the regional sports network Comcast Sports Southeast in Atlanta, and freelance sports work for Raycom Media in 2014.

Alabaster City Schools, where Chambers served as director of its Broadcasting Academy, released a statement mourning her death. The district said she led THS TV and shared her broadcast experience with students, and also contributed to live sideline reporting for the Warrior Nation Network on Friday nights. The statement added that the district’s “thoughts and prayers” are with Chambers’ family and others affected by the loss.

Chambers had also worked recently at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, where a company spokesperson remembered her as a valued colleague whose warmth made an impact on those around her.

Alabama Sen. Katie Boyd Britt also issued a statement on X offering “thoughts and prayers” to Chambers’ loved ones.