Man shot dead in Northport early Thursday morning

Northport Police officers responded to the scene of a homicide early Thursday morning that reportedly left one man dead.

Captain Jack Kennedy, commander of the multi-agency Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit, said NPD and VCU were on the scene of a shooting in the 3700 block of 17th Street in Northport.

One man was dead, Kennedy said, and no further information was available as of 6:30 a.m. Thursday morning.

According to Thread staff, this is already the 23rd murder case in Tuscaloosa County in 2024 – and is moving closer to the historic high of 26 murder cases, which was only recorded in 2006 and 1975.

Stay connected to the Tuscaloosa thread for updates from VCU as they become available.