A man was shot Tuesday night in west Tuscaloosa and a suspect has been identified and taken into custody, police have confirmed.

Stephanie Taylor, a spokesperson for the Tuscaloosa Police Department, said officers were called to the Exxon service station at the intersection of 15th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard around 11 o'clock Tuesday night on a shooting call.

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They found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, and the victim was transported to DCH Regional Medical Center to be treated.

Taylor said a suspect has been taken into custody, and the case will be investigated further by the multi-agency Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit.

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