Six people were shot Friday night in a Cottondale apartment. Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Ted Sexton said two gunmen entered an apartment and demanded money from several teenagers, who were celebrating a birthday party. He said the two suspects then opened fire with handguns and wounded five people in the apartment.
Sexton said one of the injured teenagers also had a handgun and returned fire with it. One of the shooters was struck in the abdomen and was later dropped off at DCH Regional Medical Center.
Tuscaloosa Police Officers arrested the gunman, who escaped injury, 23-year-old Donald Deshun Wynn, at a relative’s home in Cottondale.
Wynn faces charges of attempted murder, first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary and first and second-degree assault. His bail at Tuscaloosa County Jail was set to $540,000 bond.
The following day, the Arby’s restaurant on McFarland Boulevard was robbed at gunpoint. Tuscaloosa police reported that two men entered the restaurant at 8:15 p.m. According to police, one carried a shotgun, and the robbers hit two victims inside the store with the gun then stole an undisclosed amount of money. No arrests have been made, and one of the victims was taken to DCH with minor injuries.