Assault at MCDOW RD, COLUMBIANA on 03/23/2026 1:03 PM
Type: Assault
Date: 03/23/2026 1:03 PM
Description: HARASSMENT COMMUNICATIONS. This report is from Shelby County dispatch log (911). Information may be subject to change
Address: MCDOW RD, COLUMBIANA, Shelby County, AL
Case Number: C2026017335
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Name
Barbara RushtonMissing Age
45Est. Current Age
86Last Seen
Birmingham, AL on 08/29/1984Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Female Hair: Blond/Strawberry Eyes: Blue Height: 5' 6" Weight: 130 - 140 lbsCase Number
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Raymond Cotton JrAge
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ShootingInfo
Shortly after 11:00 a.M., north precinct officers were dispatched to 25 40th street west on report of a person shot. Officers arrived on the scene and observed the victim lying unresponsive on the front porch of the location suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Birmingham fire and rescue personnel arrived on the scene and transported the victim to uab hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The preliminary investigation suggests the victim was walking to the front porch when he was approached on foot by an unknown suspect(s). The unknown suspect(s) fired shots at the victim fatally wounding him; the suspect(s) then fled the scene.Agency
Birmingham