3 Alabama Police Officers Shot in One Week
By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
February 17, 2026
FOLEY, AL. Three Alabama police officers have been shot in the line of duty in one week.
The shootings all took place in different locations and under different circumstances. And, all of the officers were on duty at the time of the shootings, performing their duties.
Each shooting was deadly, but by the grace of God, the officers will all survive, according to medical professionals.
Police in Hoover reported that officers responded to a home in the 2000 block of River Lake Drive at 7:49 a.m. regarding a report of a “mentally disturbed person.
“Upon arrival, the 38-year-old man brandished a handgun and began firing at a family member, according to Hoover Police Chief Clay Morris and then at the officer.
Asa Redd Griggs has been charged with two counts of attempted murder. He is accused of shooting the officer in the torso and shooting at another officer with a Glock 19 handgun, according to court records.
The family member struck by gunfire was identified as Glenn Griggs, 71. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The officer who was shot was taken to a hospital and has since been released.
A special agent with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, was assigned with the Metro Area Crime Suppression (MACS) Unit. MACS works in areas with high drug and gun incidents with the focus of arresting those involved in violent crimes.
Officers with MACS Unit conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle with a suspect inside, but the driver refused to stop, according to ALEA.
Officers followed the vehicle and the suspect, later identified as 25-year-old Jadarrian O’Neal Clemons, got out with a gun and ran into a nearby shed.
Clemons shot at officers, striking the ALEA agent several times.
Police returned fire and Clemons was killed at the scene.
The agent will make a full recovery, according to ALEA.
The shooting remains under investigation and findings will be given to the Alabama Attorney General’s Office.
A third police officer was shot during an incident in Columbiana.
Mayor Lisa Davis said the shooting occurred while police were conducting a welfare check.
According to police, an officer was dispatched on Saturday, February 14, 2026, to the Columbiana Villas apartment complex on Alabama Highway 25.
As the officer attempted to contact the man, later identified as Ryan Darrell Holland, he began shooting, hitting the officer.
Multiple law enforcement agencies responded, evacuating the apartments.
Police were at the scene for several hours trying to get Holland to come out of his apartment, and at around 5 p.m., he did surrender.
Holland is being held in the Shelby County Jail currently under no bond.
According to the Mayor, the officer has non-life-threatening wounds and will recover from the shooting.
Nationwide statistics show that shootings of police officers are down but assaults including felonious assaults are increasing steadily.
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