Beloved TV sports reporter and her husband found dead in their home

December 19, 2025 by Nadia

Miraculously, the couple’s 3-year-old child was unharmed.

Gunshot wounds

According to the Hoover Police Department, 38-year-old Christina Chambers and her 41-year-old husband, Johnny Rimes Jr., were found unresponsive by a family member around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, prompting a 911 call.

First responders pronounced both adults dead from gunshot wounds. Authorities are still investigating the full circumstances, but police say there is no ongoing threat to the public. Officials believe Rimes shot Chambers before taking his own life, according to AL.com.

Chambers, a devoted runner and former UAB track athlete, had gone for her usual morning run and returned home around 6 a.m. or shortly after.

Police arrived at the 700 block of Highland Manor Court, just off Sulphur Springs Road, shortly after 9 a.m.

The heartbreaking scene was discovered by Rimes’ parents, who became concerned when Chambers, Rimes, and their young son failed to show up for a Christmas program at Prince of Peace Catholic School in Hoover, where the family also attended church.