Hoover standoff ends with 1 man shot, another in custody

Gunfire inside a Hoover apartment Friday morning left one man injured and another in custody after brief standoff.

Hoover police responded just before 11 a.m. to a 911 call reporting a person shot in the 1900 block of Rime Village Drive.

According to police radio communications, dispatchers could hear shots fired during the emergency call.

Officers responded to the complex – The Park at Hoover Apartments – and found the suspect outside of the apartment, armed with a rifle, said Capt. Keith Czeskleba.

Police were able to take the suspect into custody after a brief standoff.

Once the suspect was detained, officers entered the apartment and found the victim – also an adult male – with a gunshot wound to the shoulder.

Hoover Fire medics transported the victim to UAB Hospital. He is in stable condition.

Czeskleba said more information will be released as the investigation progresses.