Oh Boy, here we go again….
Via WSFA.COM:
GOODWATER, AL (WSFA) – WSFA 12 News has a crew en route to the small city of Goodwater in Coosa County were numerous reports are indicating someone has been shot inside a courtroom.
A person inside Goodwater City Hall, which is connected to the municipal courthouse, said they heard two gunshots and saw a man being taken away on a stretcher. The person said people came from next door for paper towels to wipe up blood.
The worker, who did not wish to be identified, said authorities are making everyone who was inside the courtroom at the time of the shooting to stay.
The Coosa County Sheriff’s office and Alabama State Troopers are not saying much at this time. The Alabama Bureau of Investigation would only say it was responding to Coosa County by request of local officials.
Goodwater, a city of approximately 5,000 people, is just a short distance from Alexander City.
I will be scanning twitter and the wires for more info as it becomes available.
Update – 4:15 EST: WKRG-TV reports:
The Alabama Bureau of Investigation says a defendant attacked a Municipal Court judge and tried to grab a gun from a spectator. He was shot by a Goodwater police officer who was providing courtroom security.
State Trooper Chad Joiner says the wounded man was in court on a domestic violence charge. He was taken by helicopter to UAB Hospital in Birmingham. There’s no immediate word on his condition.
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