A beloved sports reporter in Alabama, Christina Chambers, was found dead in a Hoover home alongside her husband. While the investigation continues, local police detailed that their deaths were the result of an apparent murder-suicide. Chambers is survived by her 3-year-old son.
Local outlet WBRCreported on Chambers’ death, which reportedly occurred on Tuesday, December 16. According to a Hoover Police Department statement, first responders were alerted to a “husband and a wife” found unresponsive at a Highland Manor Court residence in Hoover.
Upon arrival, medics pronounced the married couple dead from gunshot wounds. At the same time, an unharmed 3-year-old boy was located inside the house. The HPD stated that, while the investigation is in its early stages, the married couple’s deaths most likely stem from an apparent murder-suicide.
While the police refrained from identifying the victims, WBRC confirmed the identity of Chambers, who was a former sports reporter for the outlet. The 3-year-old was also identified as Chambers’s son, who has now been tragically orphaned.
No further details surrounding Chambers’s death have been provided by WBRC or the HPD.
According to the Birmingham-based television station, Chambers began working at WBRC in 2015. She quickly became a staple in the outlet’s sports coverage. She eventually left her full-time role as a sports reporter in 2021, but she freelanced for the station for the 2025 football season.
The station was left heartbroken by her sudden passing. Jeh Jeh Pruitt, current WBRC news anchor, called Chambers “one of the sweetest, most loving people,” adding that her love for running, life, and her son was relentless:
I am glad I got a chance to hug and tell her I love her a week ago at the Super 7. I am so sorry for her family, the Chambers and Thompson Families, and her WBRC Family.
Chambers shared her passion for journalism by being a broadcast journalism teacher at Thompson High School’s Broadcast Academy. Alabaster City Schools Superintendent Dr. Wayne Vickers shared a statement addressing her death, calling her a “cherished part of the Warrior family,” referring to her position as a sideline reporter for the Warrior Nation Network.
Her death was also addressed by Sophie Martin, a Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) exec in Alabama. The sports reporter also worked for BCBS in the corporate communications department. Similar to Vickers’ statement, Martin called her a “cherished colleague,” adding that she was “a source of joy and inspiration to our team.”
A testament to Chambers’s influence, Alabama Senator Katie Boyd Britt also shared the news of her passing on X. Sen. Britt asked for prayers for the sports reporter’s loved ones and for the WBRC team mourning her untimely death.
