Teenager Arrested for Monday Morning Shooting at Tuscaloosa Shell Station

A young man has been arrested and accused of shooting another teenager at a gas station in Tuscaloosa Monday morning.

As the Thread previously shared, police responded to reports of gunshots at the Shell service station at 3112 Greensboro Avenue.

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Captain Jack Kennedy, the commander of the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit, said Tuesday that they found a crime scene but not a victim. Minutes later, an 18-year-old arrived at the emergency room at DCH Regional Medical Center via private vehicle, suffering from a gunshot wound.

Kennedy said his injuries were not life-threatening.

According to court documents obtained by the Thread, the victim was at the gas station with two other people when a young man got out of a car and approached with an AR-style pistol and opened fire almost immediately.

One bullet hit the victim, and at least one round was allegedly shot into the Subway restaurant across Greensboro Avenue, which was occupied at the time. Fortunately, no one inside was hurt.

"After interviewing the victim, witnesses, and processing the scene for physical and video evidence, warrants were obtained on Jason Martez Curry-Benson, age 19, for Attempted Murder and Discharging into an Occupied Building," Kennedy told reporters. "Curry-Benson was taken into custody with the assistance of the US Marshals Task Force later that evening."

The 19-year-old suspect was booked in the Tuscaloosa County Jail, where he is being held without bond until one can be set by a judge.

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