Fight among juveniles in Tuscaloosa leaves teen boy shot, teen girl charged with attemped murder

A fight in Tuscaloosa left a teen boy with a gunshot wound to the chest, and two other teens under arrest.

Tuscaloosa police responded at 11:29 a.m. Saturday to a report of a shooting at Rosedale Court.

When officers arrived, they found a 16-year-old boy shot in the chest. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Authorities said investigators learned two teen boys got into a fight. During the altercation, a teen girl pulled a gun and shot the victim.

The victim was not able to speak with detectives, but witnesses and the suspect provided details about the incident, said Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit Capt. Marty Sellers.

The teen girl, 15, is charged with attempted murder and certain persons forbidden to possess a firearm. The16-year-boy with whom the victim was fighting is charged with certain persons forbidden to possess a firearm.

Both teen suspects are in Juvenile Detention.

Sellers said the victim stable.

Because of the ages of all involved, Sellers said, no additional information is being released.