Crime & Safety

Suspect Charged After One Person Shot At Skyland Boulevard Gas Station

An arrest has been announced in a shooting Sunday night in Tuscaloosa that injured one person.

(Tuscaloosa County Jail)

TUSCALOOSA, AL — An arrest has been announced in a shooting Sunday night in Tuscaloosa that injured one person.


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Captain Jack Kennedy, commander of the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit, told local media Monday morning that Tuscaloosa Police officers responded at approximately 6:45 P.M. to the Circle K convenience store at 724 East Skyland Boulevard on the initial call of a shooting.

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Once on scene, investigators found that one male victim has been shot multiple time.

Kennedy said the individual who was shot was transported to an area hospital and is expected to survive. It would later be found that the shooting stemmed from a "simple argument" inside the business.

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"Responding TPD patrol officers located the suspect nearby after witnesses reported the type of vehicle the suspect left in," Kennedy said.

He went on to say that after reviewing video surveillance and interviewing witnesses, 27-year-old Jamarcus Little was charged with attempted murder.

Little remains in the Tuscaloosa County Jail without bond.


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