1 Dead After Stabbing at Alberta Apartment Complex, Suspect in Custody

One person is dead after a stabbing at an apartment complex in Tuscaloosa's Alberta City, police said Friday morning.

Captain Jack Kennedy, the commander of the multi-agency Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit, said police were called to Claybrook Apartments on Claybrook Drive Friday morning on reports of a stabbing.

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One victim was taken to DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa for treatment, but Kennedy said the victim did not survive their injuries.

Kennedy alerted local media to the killing at 8:45 Friday morning and said police taken a suspect in custody.

This is a breaking, developing story, and no further details were immediately available.

Neither the victim nor the suspect have been publicly identified yet.

The death marks the 10th homicide committed in Tuscaloosa County so far in 2022, as this year continues pacing to be one of the area's most violent in recent memory.

Stay connected to the Tuscaloosa Thread for additional details when they are released.

UPDATE: Police have identified the 38-year-old man killed in this incident and said the woman they suspect is responsible for his death may have been acting in self-defense.