Tuscaloosa Investigators On Separate Scenes Of Shooting, Stabbing

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Investigators with the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit are investigating two separate, unrelated instances of violence that occurred on Friday.

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Captain Jack Kennedy, commander of the multiagency unit, told local media that investigators are currently on the scene of a stabbing at Mimosa Gardens Circle that resulted in injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

Kennedy then said a female suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the stabbing.

In an update Friday evening, the suspect was identified as 32-year-old Jamira Pope. Kennedy said she was charged with second degree domestic violence and jailed after her bond was set at $10,000.

In a seemingly separate incident, a male victim was injured in a shooting Friday at Branscomb Apartments on Highway 69 South.

The victim suffered injuries not believed to be life-threatening and was initially uncooperative with police, before investigators learned that he accidentally shot himself while mishandling a handgun.

Kennedy said the man has not been charged with a crime relating to the accidental shooting.

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