TV sports reporter Christina Chambers and her husband, Johnny Rimes, were found dead in their Alabama home on Tuesdsay, December 16, in an apparent murder-suicide.
Officers responded to a 911 call from a family member who discovered a man and woman unresponsive at their home on Tuesday, the Hoover Police Department in Alabama said in a statement. The couple were pronounced dead at the scene from gunshot wounds.
Chambers’ former employer, Birmingham, Alabama-based WBRC, later identified the couple as Chambers and her husband.
The police department said that a three-year-old child, the couple’s son, was found unharmed inside the house.
Hoover police are treating the deaths as a murder-suicide, though the investigation remains in the early stages.
Chambers worked full-time at WBRC as a sports reporter from 2015 to 2021, the TV station said on Tuesday. She continued to freelance as a sideline sports reporter through the 2025 football season.
As well as working at WBRC, Chambers taught broadcast journalism at Thompson High School in Alabaster, Alabama.
“She was one of the sweetest, most loving people that I know. She was relentless with running, loving her son, and loving life. I am glad I got a chance to hug and tell her I love her a week ago at the Super 7,” her former WBRC colleague, news anchor Jeh Jeh Pruitt, told the channel. “I am so sorry for her family, the Chambers and Thompson Families, and her WBRC Family.”
“We are deeply saddened by the passing of Christina Chambers,” Alabaster City Schools superintendent Dr. Wayne Vickers told WBRC. “From 2021 to early 2025, Christina served as a broadcast journalism teacher in our Broadcast Academy at Thompson High School, where she quickly formed meaningful connections with her students. Her dedication to them and to her profession was evident in everything she did.”
“Christina was honored as the 2024 Advisor of the Year by the Alabama Scholastic Press Association. Under her guidance, her THS TV Broadcast Team earned the Alex House Journalism Sustainability Award in 2025,” said Vickers. “She also mentored two Alabama Journalists of the Year, led students to a SkillsUSA State Championship in Broadcast News, and guided her program to two All-Alabama Overall Broadcast Awards.”
Vickers concluded, “As a beloved member of the Warrior Nation Network, Christina brought her deep knowledge and love of sports reporting to Friday nights, leaving a lasting impression on students, colleagues, and viewers alike. She was a cherished part of the Warrior family, and we extend our heartfelt thoughts and prayers to all who are grieving this profound loss.”
According to WBRC, Chambers most recently worked in the corporate communications department of health insurance company Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama.
“We are deeply saddened by this horrific tragedy, and we extend our heartfelt condolences to Christina’s family during this extremely difficult time,” said Sophie Martin, the company’s director of corporate communications and community relations. “She was a cherished colleague whose warmth and loving personality touched everyone she worked with. Christina was a source of joy and inspiration to our team and company – she will be greatly missed.”
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