Suspect In Dolomite Shooting Surrenders After 5-Hour Standoff

BIRMINGHAM, AL - After a five-hour standoff with Birmingham police, a suspect in a shooting in Dolomite has surrendered. An 18-year-old was critically injured after being shot in the shoulder and stomach in the incident, which occurred around 1 p.m. Tuesday.

A report by Alabama Media group said the shooting happened in the 1500 block of Harrison Drive and the victim was found nearby on Woodward Street. The 39-year-old suspect barricaded himself inside the house where the shooting happened as Birmingham police set up a perimeter. A Birmingham SWAT team was set up on the scene and sharpshooters are in position.

Birmingham firefighters took the victim to UAB Hospital, where he underwent surgery. The victim's great-grandmother, Betty Edgemon, said the suspect is a Pleasant Grove man she sometimes lets stay at her house. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Patch morning newsletter.)

Edgemon said the suspect, known to neighbors as Butter, was pacing the streets earlier today and "acting wild." The next thing she knew, she said, her great grandson came into the home and said he'd been shot.

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