During Mobile Police Shooting-Suspect Commits Suicide
By Rick McCann/Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Shores News
November 5, 2026
MOBILE, Ala. Police said that it started as a traffic infraction and an officer attempted to stop the vehicle.
Police also discovered that the driver was also wanted on active felony warrants, making the situation a much higher threat for officers.
According to a Mobile police spokesperson, officers began attempting the traffic stop on a vehicle at about 3:10 p.m. Wednesday, November 4, 2026, in the 4600 block of Schimpfs Lane.
Police said the male driver was wanted on active felony warrants for a Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act violation and probation revocation in reference to displaying obscene matter to a minor. He also was wanted in connection with other recent violent crimes, according to police.
During the stop, the man got out of the vehicle and produced a firearm, according to authorities. Police said the man fired several shots at the officers and several officers returned gunfire.
It was at that point, that the man ended his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot.
Now, an investigation is underway.
Police have not released the officer’s names nor the name of the driver.
As is usual in police shootings, the officers are now on paid administrative leave during the investigation. Once the investigation is completed it will be forwarded to the district attorney.
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