17-year-old charged in overnight shooting that stemmed from dispute over vehicle
A dispute over a vehicle left one man shot and a teen behind bars.
Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 8:37 p.m. Thursday to a report of a person shot in the 1700 block of Republic Road in Forestdale.
Once on the scene, they found a 34-year-old man who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his legs, said sheriff’s Lt. Joni Money.
The victim was taken to UAB Hospital. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
Money said multiple witnesses told investigators there was an altercation over a vehicle and shots were fired. Deputies spotted the suspect’s vehicle and took him into custody.
The 17-year-old suspect is charged with attempted murder. He is being held in the Jefferson County Jail on $60,000 bond.
Authorities are not releasing his name because of his age.