Two trucks collide; shots fired, one vehicle fled scene, Decatur AL

Traffic

Reported: 11/8/2025 07:44 PM

Moulton St W & 8th Ave NW, Decatur, AL 35601

Police and emergency medical services responded to a collision between two trucks near 8th Avenue Northwest and West Moulton in Decatur. After the crash, the driver of one truck heard five gunshots and saw the other truck leave the scene. Medical transport was requested for four injured individuals. Authorities are investigating the incident.

Audio|Source: Decatur and Morgan County Public Safety

02:40

Transcript:

00:00

624 vehicles down.

00:02

24. 24. 5.2 Alpha Delta, Alpha, Alpha, Alpha 9, Bravo, 8th Avenue Northwest and West Moulton.

00:14

TN4.

00:19

Bravo, 556, wreck,

00:23

also gunshots,

00:25

LSA.

00:27

4631 South.

00:30

1,05, Royal Drive southeast.

00:34

Caller by the black truck hit our purple truck.

00:38

Caller then heard five gunshots, and then the purple truck, LSA.

00:45

Caller only advised it went straight, unknown direction.

00:48

One thousand five, Roryal Drive Southeast.

00:51

Two,

00:53

four injuries.

00:55

Negative. Negative.

01:01

6.05, I'll be a ramping that follow-up.

01:05

10-1[1].

01:07

Yeah, 4.

01:10

6-1-1-5-nips.

01:13

No more.

01:15

No. No.

01:18

Central.

01:21

J-O-3.

01:22

Do you can be a fast at medical transport?

01:27

Happy?

01:35

Medical Transport, Dakota.

01:37

Medical Transport, Decatur General, Room 6, Gona, Huntsville,

01:41

Hospital,

01:42

ER,

01:43

IV Fluid.

01:50

6.24 status.

01:52

The one.

01:53

T.m.4.

01:55

T.m.4.

01:58

Cip.

02:00

Go ahead.

02:05

Go ahead. Current clock Delta, Mr.

02:07

President Wences, outside, mirror, left.

02:10

Joshua, Watwood, and Vinemont, he's negative, so far.

02:14

So far. Two.

02:15

Four. That been returned not all file.

02:19

Terrible.

02:25

Swings around those games.

02:27

Similar.

02:32

645, the gunshots is going to be unrelated.

02:35

C&4.

02:39

I'll be following the area.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-1: Unable to copy / Weak signal

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Moulton St W & 8th Ave NW, Decatur, AL 35601

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