Police are investigating a fatal shooting in west Tuscaloosa early Saturday morning, they have confirmed to the Thread.

Captain Marty Sellers, the co-commander of the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit, said they are on the scene of a homicide near the intersection of Fosters Ferry Road and Herman Avenue.

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Sellers said one male victim is dead as a result of a shooting, and the VCU will launch an investigation.

 

No other details were available on this breaking, developing situation when Sellers alerted local media to the homicide around 4 a.m. Saturday.

By the count of Thread staff, this is the fourth homicide the VCU has investigated so far in 2025, and all have been committed in Tuscaloosa city limits so far.

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