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Slideshow: Tuscaloosa bar shooting
Submitted by Nate Hall
Tuesday, July 17th, 2012, 8:16am
Tuscaloosa shooting at Copper Top Bar
A man who had been in attendance at the bar shows off the blood smears on his shirt.
Source: WBRC video
Tuscaloosa shooting at Copper Top Bar
Police cars lined the crime scene.
Source: WBRC video
Tuscaloosa shooting at Copper Top Bar
A lone officer guards the cordoned area.
Source: WBRC video
Tuscaloosa shooting at Copper Top Bar
Police cordoned off a large area of downtown Tuscaloosa after the shootin.
Source: WBRC video
Tuscaloosa shooting at Copper Top Bar
Police released this photo of the shooting suspect on Tuesday morning. He is described as a white male between 5'7" and 5'9".
Surveillance video
Tuscaloosa shooting at Copper Top Bar
If you have any information about the shooting, please call 205-349-2121.
Surveillance video
Tuscaloosa shooting at Copper Top Bar
Riley Dunn, who was at the bar when the shooting began, was hit in the leg by a bullet or by shrapnel.
WBRC video
Tuscaloosa shooting at Copper Top Bar
Monday morning, the windows at Copper Top Bar were blacked out.
Source: Arielle Clay
Tuscaloosa shooting at Copper Top Bar
Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue workers spray bleach and clean up the patio area in front of the Copper Top Bar in Tuscaloosa.
Source: Arielle Clay
Tuscaloosa shooting at Copper Top Bar
Ken Barfield was at his job at FedEx when the suspect came in and confessed.
Source: Karen Church
Tuscaloosa shooting at Copper Top Bar
Captain Larry Cantrell of the Jasper Police Department was able to confirm that the suspect wanted to die at the hands of Tuscaloosa police officers.
Source: Karen Church
Tuscaloosa shooting at Copper Top Bar
Surveillance video at the FedEx in Jasper shows the suspect in the lobby.
Source: Karen Church
Tuscaloosa shooting at Copper Top Bar
The suspect is delivered to the Tuscaloosa Police Department. He has not been charged with any crime at this time.
WBRC video, Wil Raines
Tuscaloosa shooting at Copper Top Bar
The suspect is delivered to the Tuscaloosa Police Department. He has not been charged with any crime at this time.
WBRC video, Wil Raines
Tuscaloosa shooting at Copper Top Bar
The suspect is delivered to the Tuscaloosa Police Department. He has not been charged with any crime at this time.
WBRC video, Wil Raines
Tuscaloosa shooting at Copper Top Bar
The suspect is delivered to the Tuscaloosa Police Department. He has not been charged with any crime at this time.
WBRC video, Wil Raines
Tuscaloosa shooting at Copper Top Bar
The suspect is delivered to the Tuscaloosa Police Department. He has not been charged with any crime at this time.
WBRC video, Wil Raines
Tuscaloosa shooting at Copper Top Bar
Tuscaloosa police released this mugshot of Nathan Van Wilkins, the suspect charged in the Tuscaloosa shooting.
Tuscaloosa Police Department

Images from last night's shooting at the Copper Top Bar in Tuscaloosa. The incident happened around 1 a.m. at Copper Top Bar located at 4th Street and 23rd Avenue. Police report that 17 people were injured in the shooting. Of those victims, one is listed in very critical condition and three are in critical condition.

A suspect, identified as Nathan Van Wilkins, has been arrested and charged with one count of attempted murder. Investigators are working to obtain 16 additional warrants for attempted murder and one for shooting into an occupied business. When all warrants for Wilkins are obtained, his total bond will be $1,730,000.

Related: Tuscaloosa bar shooting suspect faces 17 attempted murder charges

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