Crime & Safety
Tuscaloosa Teen Found Shot To Death At Springhill Apartments
A homicide investigation is underway after a 19 year old was found dead of a gunshot wound at Springhill Apartments Thursday night.
TUSCALOOSA, AL — A Tuscaloosa County man was found dead at an apartment complex Thursday night following a shooting that occurred at approximately the same time as a fatal officer-involved shooting three and half miles away on Skyland Boulevard.
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Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit Commander Captain Jack Kennedy confirmed on Friday that Omar Childers, 19, was found dead in a vehicle at Springhill Apartments by officers with the Tuscaloosa Police Department.
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No arrests have been made in this case and Kennedy said the investigation is ongoing, but is being handled as a homicide.
Those with information regarding the investigation are asked to call the Violent Crimes Unit at (205) 752-0616 or the Tuscaloosa Police Department at (205) 349-2121.
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