Alabama's Brandon Miller calls situation 'really heartbreaking'

Alabama freshman forward Brandon Miller declined to discuss specifics about the fatal shooting of Jamea Jonae Harris in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, last month, but called the entire situation «really heartbreaking.»

Miller spoke to the media Wednesday for the first time since Tuscaloosa police investigator Branden Culpepper testified on Feb. 21 that Miller had received a text message from his ex-teammate, Darius Miles, to bring Miles' gun to the scene where Harris was killed.

Miles and his friend, Michael Lynn Davis, have since been charged with capital murder — Davis for allegedly firing the shot that killed Harris and Miles for providing the gun. It is considered capital murder in Alabama because Harris was inside a vehicle when she was shot.

Chief Assistant District Attorney Paula Whitley told AL.com on Feb. 21 that «there's nothing we could charge [Miller] with.» Whitley has declined interview requests from ESPN since, saying she doesn't comment on active cases.

Miller had initially gone with Miles and freshman guard Jaden Bradley, who was also on the scene that night, to a bar in Tuscaloosa but when the line was too long, Miller left Miles and Bradley there to go to a restaurant, Miller's attorney, Jim Standridge said, and did not arrive until minutes before the shooting.

On Feb. 22, Miller said in a statement he never touched the gun, never saw the gun and that it was hidden under some clothing in the back seat of Miller's car. Gunfire also hit the windshield of Miller's Dodge Charger during the shooting. Standridge said Miller has fully cooperated with police.

«I never lose sight of the fact that a family has lost one of their loved ones that night,» Miller said. «This whole situation is just really heartbreaking.