Police responded to a call in downtown Tuscaloosa at 2:47 a.m. after shots were fired in a bar parking lot in Temerson Square, Tuscaloosa police said in a press release.
The shooting took place outside Roxy’s Nightclub in block 2300 of Fourth Street, police said.
After watching video surveillance and testimony, investigators determined that Joe Nathan Brothers Jr., 22, and Joshua Marquese Coston, 23, were “the first aggressors” in the shooting, Tuscaloosa Police Captain Jack Kennedy said in a statement.
Both men are charged with four attempted murder, one shooting into an occupied building, three times shooting into an empty building and three times shooting into an empty vehicle.
CNN has not been able to determine whether Brothers and Coston have attorneys. Kennedy said lawyers would not be assigned to the defendants before going to court, which would be Monday at the earliest.
One suspect was injured, police say
Brothers and Coston fired at a group “they had been with just outside Roxy’s Bar in an earlier altercation,” Kennedy said.
“After the two suspects deployed gunfire, the suspects were fired in self-defense,” resulting in a blow from Coston, he added.
Five people, including Coston, were transported to the DCH Regional Medical Center with gunshot wounds.
Coston “is in custody and is being treated for his injuries in a secure, undisclosed medical facility” and will be held in prison after the treatment, the statement said.
“The other four victims are being treated for their injuries,” which do not appear to be life-threatening, Kennedy said. “The investigation is underway and other individuals may be charged in the future.”