Key Facts
- Incident
- Sanitation worker shot during roadside altercation
- Location
- Near Dossett Lane and Jarrett Road, Mobile County, Alabama
- Worker
- Clifton DuBose, 54
- Injury
- Non-life-threatening, stable condition
- Expected charges
- Reckless endangerment and shooting into an occupied vehicle
- Other details
- Outstanding domestic violence warrant; suspended or revoked driver's license
Background
A Prichard sanitation worker was shot Tuesday afternoon while on his garbage collection route, according to authorities. The incident occurred near Dossett Lane and Jarrett Road in Mobile County, Alabama.
Prichard Mayor Carletta Davis initially said one of the city's sanitation workers had been shot while 'serving the community.' The employee was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Current situation
The Mobile County Sheriff's Office identified the worker as 54-year-old Clifton DuBose. Sheriff Paul Burch said DuBose was driving a garbage truck when an altercation began with another driver who was traveling with a woman and three children.
Investigators say the other driver told deputies DuBose had run his family off the road. The man got out of his vehicle to confront DuBose and was returning to his vehicle when DuBose allegedly pointed a handgun at him.
Authorities say the woman inside the vehicle then fired a shot in defense of her family, striking DuBose once. Investigators described DuBose's injury as non-life-threatening. Sheriff Burch said DuBose then fired multiple rounds back toward the occupied vehicle. No one else was injured.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Date | Tuesday afternoon |
| Location | Near Dossett Lane and Jarrett Road |
| Worker | Clifton DuBose, 54 |
| Injury | Non-life-threatening |
| Hospital status | Stable |
| Expected charges | Reckless endangerment, shooting into occupied vehicle |
| Outstanding warrant | Domestic violence |
| License status | Suspended or revoked |
Impacts
DuBose remains hospitalized in stable condition and will be taken into custody once he is released. According to the sheriff's office, he is expected to be charged with multiple counts of reckless endangerment and shooting into an occupied vehicle.
Investigators also say DuBose had an outstanding warrant for domestic violence at the time of the incident and was operating the city garbage truck while his driver's license was suspended or revoked. The Mobile County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate the shooting.
Future outlook
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If DuBose is released from the hospital, he will be taken into custody to face the expected charges. The investigation may reveal further details about the incident, but no additional information has been provided.
The shooting occurred less than a mile from Blount High School, where Mayor Davis is slated to host a community engagement meeting on the future of the Prichard Police Department. That meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. It remains unclear whether the incident will affect the meeting or its agenda.
Source: utv44.com
