Story By Katie Hightower

On July 26 at 9:56 p.m., a business owner on the 2000 block of Old Larkinsville Road notified the Scottsboro Police Department of a male that matched the description of 29-year old Daniel Victor McCarn, formerly from Huntsville. McCarn was a suspect involved in the shooting of an officer earlier in the day.  

The State of Alabama issued a Code Blue Alert to notify the public about the suspect which included his name and a detailed description of his appearance. The business owner who made the call saw the subject on a security camera and immediately called the SPD.

Officers left their command post at Calvary Baptist Church and arrived to the location of the call. Officers deployed a drone with thermal imaging sensors which detected the location of the suspect. 

A contact team apprehended McCarn without further incident. He was taken to the Jackson County Jail on felony charges. 

The officer who had sustained a gunshot wound was said to be stable and his injuries were not life-threatening. Scottsboro Police Department wishes for the officer to have a speedy recovery.

Scottsboro Police Department extends thanks to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, the Marshall County Joint Special Response Team (Multi-Agency), the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Huntsville Police Department, the ATF, the FBI, the SBI, the U.S. Marshalls, the Scottsboro Police Department and Highlands Ambulance Services. 

Scottsboro Police Department also thanks all of the businesses, support personnel and civilians who assisted them.