Tuscaloosa Murder Suspect Arrested for Fatal Shooting, Attempted Murder

TUSCALOOSA, AL — A man has been arrested and charged with murder after a Sunday morning shooting in the 1900 block of Dinah Washington Avenue resulted in another man's death.

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Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit Commander Jack Kennedy told local media Sunday evening that the Tuscaloosa Police Department responded at approximately 2 a.m. to the shooting call near the street's intersection with Short 19th Street.

Once on scene, officers found 39-year-old Christopher Gilbert shot multiple times.

Gilbert was transported to an area hospital, but died from his injuries a short time after the shooting.

Kennedy then said investigators interviewed multiple witnesses, before executing search warrants and gathering evidence that resulted in arrest warrants being obtained on 30-year-old Calvin Lee Willis for murder and certain persons prohibited from possessing firearms.

Willis was booked into the Tuscaloosa County Jail, with a cash bond set at $150,000 cash for the murder.

Kennedy went on to say that Willis was also linked to another unrelated shooting incident that occurred earlier in the evening, during which a victim sustained minor injuries.

For that separate shooting, Willis was charged with attempted murder.

"The investigation is ongoing, and other charges may be forthcoming," Kennedy said. "The motives for these shootings at this time is still under investigation."

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