Midday shooting in Tuscaloosa leaves 1 dead, 1 jailed

Midday shooting in Tuscaloosa leaves 1 dead, 1 jailed

A midday shooting at a Tuscaloosa apartment complex left one man dead and another in jail.

Tuscaloosa police were dispatched at noon Saturday to a report of a shooting at 5140 36th Ave East, which is the Sun Valley Apartments. Officers arrived to find 37-year-old Terrence Knott Jr. dead on the scene, said Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit Capt. Jack Kennedy.

After the day-long investigation, authorities charged 28-year-old Dondre Joseph with murder.

Detectives determined that Joseph had confronted the victim after the victim had been in a domestic altercation with a family member of Joseph.

Joseph is being held without bond in the Tuscaloosa County Jail.