Talladega police seek info on weekend shootings

Police say At least five different shooting incidents over the weekend in Talladega left two people injured and caused significant property damage.

the first incident reported was around 2:30 a.m. Saturday on Savory Street. A witness described the incident as a shootout.

Ten spent .30 caliber shell casings were recovered, as well as 17 .223 caliber casings.

No one was hit during this exchange, although one bullet did penetrate a trailer and lodge in the back of a television set, while two more shots struck a vehicle. The next incident appears to have taken place between 10 and 11 p.m. Friday on Pearl Street but was not reported until Saturday morning. At least five shots struck this vehicle, including two that ended up inside the trunk and one that lodged in the back of one of the seats inside the car.

The first injury came from an incident at Arbor Park Apartments just after midnight Sunday morning.

Several shots penetrated the house, including one in each leg of a 17-year-old who lived there. At least one bullet passed through several interior walls before hitting the washing machine, and others passed through the living room and out the back.

Investigators also found another bullet in the neighboring home of a 68-year-old man, who apparently did not realize his home had been shot into.

The next incident took place just after 4 p.m. Sunday on East Sloan Avenue. Four cars, including a Nissan Maxima, a Chevrolet Impala, a Dodge Charger and Chevrolet Suburban were all damaged, but no one was injured.

The other injury involved a driveby shooting on Roosevelt Street on Sunday at around 7:30 p.m. The victim, who was hit in the right arm, was driving his girlfriend’s car when a black Maxima pulled up to him and fired.

None of the injuries suffered by this weekend’s victims were lift-threatening.

Police are asking Anyone with information on these incidents to contact the Talladega Police Department at 256-299-4111.