One Dead, 'Several' Injured In Three Overnight Shootings Around Tuscaloosa

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Authorities are investigating three separate weekend shootings, including one that resulted in a death, that occurred within hours of each other across Tuscaloosa and in the county.

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The first incident happened around 8 p.m. Saturday at Cottondale Efficiency Apartments on Kyle Court.

Captain Jack Kennedy, commander of the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit, told local media on Sunday that Tuscaloosa Police and the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office responded after multiple vehicles and a residence were struck by gunfire.

Kennedy said several people suffered minor injuries, possibly from broken glass or shrapnel and no arrests had been announced as of Sunday.

About three hours later, police were called to the 3400 block of Greensboro Avenue — the same storage unit facility where 28-year-old Autumn Mack was killed in April, as Patch previously reported.

Officers arrived shortly before 11 p.m. to find a 37-year-old Keeondray Sterling.dead from gunshot wounds.

Kennedy said another man — 37-year-old Cordell Shepherd — contacted police a short time later and admitted to shooting Sterling.

After reviewing security footage, interviewing witnesses and consulting with the District Attorney’s Office, the Violent Crimes Unit charged Shepherd with murder.

He was booked into the Tuscaloosa County Jail without bond. Police said the shooting stemmed from an argument over a woman.

Roughly an hour after the fatal shooting, officers responded to another shooting around 12:06 a.m. Sunday in the 800 block of 33rd Avenue.

Kennedy said a man was found with multiple gunshot wounds but is expected to survive.

The Violent Crimes Unit is investigating and had not released information about a suspect or motive as of Sunday.

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