Theodore, Alabama: 30 to 60 Rounds Fired in Schimpfs Lane Shootout

Dozens of rounds were discharged in a Theodore neighborhood on November 4, according to a witness who estimated that officers fired between 30 and 60 bullets during the confrontation.

Mobile police said the incident began just after 3 p.m. on Schimpfs Lane when officers attempted to stop a vehicle driven by a man wanted on active felony warrants. The warrants included charges for sex offender violations and other violent crimes. Investigators stated that the suspect exited the vehicle armed with a handgun, initiating a shootout with two responding officers.

A witness in a nearby backyard described hearing brakes screech and officers shouting commands for the driver to get out with his hands up. The witness recalled hearing officers yell, "Get in the house!" before describing a "ridiculous amount of shots." A neighbor told FOX10 News that tire marks on the pavement indicated the suspect had slammed on his brakes as officers approached from the opposite direction. After the suspect opened fire, police returned the exchange, shattering the truck's windows. Shattered glass remained scattered along the roadway the following day.

Police reported that the suspect fell to the ground after the gunfire. The man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Mobile police. The witness expressed surprise that none of the nearby homes were struck by the volume of fire. She stated, "I just believe it was a target for him. I believe he was set up, regardless of what the man was wanted for. This ain't no way to go out. He definitely took more than just a takeout wound."

Mobile Police have not yet released the suspect's name or the specific details of the violent crime warrants he faced.