Shots Fired last Night in T'town

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WJOX 94.5 in B'ham (Barker, Del Greco, Et al) reporting that shots were fired this morning on the Strip in Tuscaloser.

No word yet on who may have been involved. 1 guy who was a worker at the bar the shootings took place in front of was treated for head trauma (not gunshot related).

Multiple reports that Alabama coaches and players, specifically Nico Johnson (LB) and the new LB coach, were seen at the hospital early this morning.

I will update as soon as possible.

EDIT11:21 am CST:
Apparently there was a fight and the gun shots were to disperse the crowd

Two arrested after Tuscaloosa strip shooting - WSFA.com: News Weather and Sports for Montgomery, AL.

Posted: Apr 19, 2012 6:44 AM CDT
Updated: Apr 19, 2012 10:58 AM CDT
By WBRC Staff - email



The two arrested were:
Ryan Javaris Hamilton,Quamayne Rakesh Tolbert, courtesy Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office.


TUSCALOOSA, AL (WBRC) -
It is all clear now, but two suspects are in custody after shooting guns on the strip in Tuscaloosa.

The Tuscaloosa Sheriff's Office says a physical altercation happened around 2:10 a.m. in the 1200 block of University Boulevard. A 20-year-old male was injured in the fight and transported to DCH with non-life-threatening injuries. No weapons were involved in the fight.

During the altercation, two males who were not involved in the fight pulled handguns into the air. It is believed that they were trying to disperse the crowd. They were taken into custody and both firearms were recovered.

A second victim, a 31-year-old male, was found lying unconscious on the sidewalk in the 1300 block of University Boulevard with serious head injuries. Investigators have not discovered if he was injured in the fight, but they say he was not injured by the firearms.

22-year-old Ryan Javaris Hamilton and 22-year-old Quamayne Rakesh Tolbert were both charged with Reckless Endangerment for discharging the firearms.

A campus security message sent last night warned of shots fired. Students and employees were asked to take precaution. A spokesman for the University of Alabama says the two suspects were not students.


DeAndrew White (Soph WR) was apparently injured from the fight, not gun shot related.

BREAKING: Alabama football player DeAndrew White injured in altercation on the Strip | Capstone Report
 
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The university has issued two alerts to students. The first confirmed that shots were fired on the strip and that investigators were working on the scene. It also confirmed suspects were in custody and that authorities were taking the necessary precautions. A second alert issued was to tell students the situation was cleared and that both suspects were in custody. That alert confirmed no injuries were reported. It closed by saying an investigation is underway.
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If there were no injuries, then why did Jox report that the employee of the establishment had a ct scan for head trauma? Maybe no injuries suffered from gun shot related wounds?

Update: Apparently there was an altercation.

Jay Barker indicated that the 20 year old male was potentially a football player.
 
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There is a rumor going around that the unidentified injured victim is DeAndrew White. I have no way of confirming this.
 
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bamawriter said:
There is a rumor going around that the unidentified injured victim is DeAndrew White. I have no way of confirming this.
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BREAKING: Alabama football player DeAndrew White injured in altercation on the Strip | Capstone Report

Alabama football player DeAndrew White was injured last night in an altercation, according to a report from the Tuscaloosa News. From Cecil Hurt’s twitter, “UA wide receiver DeAndrew White hospitalized after altercation on The Strip. Details at http://Tidesports.com.” Also from Cecil Hurt on twitter, “Breaking: Alabama player hospitalized following campus altercation. http://alabama.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1356956.” Chase Goodbread updated the tweet with this information on twitter, “Tweet correction: Off-campus altercation. The Strip technically not on campus.”


I Bleed Crimson Red has reported on an incident that occurred last night on the Strip in Tuscaloosa. You can see more of the coverage here including some photographs from the Strip.

DeAndrew White is a 6’0”, 185 lbs. wide receiver from Houston, Texas. He is a sophomore who redshirted during 2010 and a freshman during 2011. He had 14 receptions for 151 yards and two touchdowns for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He played in 11 games and two of those games were starts during the 2011 BCS championship campaign. The Vanderbilt game was his season highlight with two touchdown catches.
 
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Isn't he underage?

Why would he be out at 2AM when the team is scheduled to be honored at the White House today?
 
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TennTom said:
Isn't he underage?

Why would he be out at 2AM when the team is scheduled to be honored at the White House today?
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LACK OF INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL!!!!


j/k. That is a good question. I thought Nick had banned them from the strip 3 years ago.
 
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