Overview
- The pre-dawn pursuit began in Hale County with deputies and Moundville police and continued into Tuscaloosa County, where TCSO units joined.
- Officers used spike strips to stop the vehicle at Bell Auto Parts on Bridge Avenue in Northport, and the driver was killed during an exchange of gunfire.
- The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit is leading an independent probe with investigators not affiliated with the sheriff’s office.
- Authorities and local reports identified the deceased as 38-year-old Matthew Matherson, though VCU has not issued a formal confirmation in its statements.
- Hale County’s sheriff said Matherson crashed a car into a home, stole multiple vehicles, and fired at deputies before the pursuit crossed the county line.