May 24, 2022- 3:52 p.m.
Man charged after argument leads shooting at Tuscaloosa gas station
Capt. Marty Sellers with the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit said Tuscaloosa Police responded to the 2000 block of East Skyland Blvd on a reported shooting at a gas station just 5pm Monday.
Officers found a person who had been shot in the 3700 block of E Hargrove Rd. as they were driving themselves to the hospital. The injury was non-life threatening.
While officers were on scene at the gas station, a male came back to the scene and stated that he had been involved in the incident and surrendered a weapon.
Through the course of the investigation it was determined that three males got into an argument at the gas station in reference to an earlier incident between two of them.
After the investigation, Marcedes Turner, a 35 year old Tuscaloosa resident, was charged with Attempted Murder and Certain Persons Forbidden to Possess a Firearm.
He was placed in jail with bond to be determined by a judge.
An additional person is being sought in the incident according to a press release.
If anyone has information on the shooting they are encouraged to contact Tuscaloosa Police or the Tuscaloosa County Violent Crimes Unit.
The investigation is ongoing.
Turner was also charged with Robbery in reference to the previous incident involving one of the other men involved in today’s shooting.
