FLORENCE, Ala. — Deputies looking for burglary suspects in northwest Alabama early Wednesday wound up shooting a man who attempted to flee in a car, authorities said. The shooting, which left one man wounded, occurred about 3 a.m. in a rural area of Lauderdale County, said Sheriff Rick Singleton. Deputies began looking for a vehicle after receiving calls about a burglary in Florence, Singleton said, and officers stopped a car with three men inside. Paul Hinkle, 29, of Birmingham was wounded, authorities said. Officers found stolen property, three guns and at least one crossbow inside the car with the men, Singleton said.

Source: National Post November 08, 2017 19:41 UTC