Police Release Shooting Video + Rejected Man Slashes Woman's Neck

Mobile AL

30 September, 2021

8:15 PM

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Happy Friday, people of Mobile! Let's get this day started. Here's everything worth knowing in town today. First, today's weather: Mostly sunny and warmer. High: 87 Low: 73. Here are the top stories today in Mobile: Mobile Police released surveillance video of the moments after a shooting near the intersection of Cottage Hill and Azalea that occurred nearly two weeks ago. The Turner family says they were driving home from getting ice cream with their daughters when their car was shot at by masked men. Mobile police say they are investigating more and more of these types of incidents, but that violent crime as a whole is on the rise. If you have any information about the shooting, you are urged to contact the Mobile police department. (WKRG News 5)A Mobile man is still at large after attacking a woman at her home after breaking up with him. The suspect, Charles "Chucky" Mack, surprised the woman in the front yard of her Dogwood Drive house and hit her in the head with a hatchet. The victim ran back in her house, but the suspect followed and attacked her with a kitchen knife, then slashed her neck, cutting her Carotid Artery. The victim was rushed to the hospital by a relative and survived the attack. The suspect is 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighing 170 pounds. If you have seen Mack, call the Fox10 News Fugitive Files-Crime Stoppers Hotline at 251-208-7211. (FOX10 News)The Mobile County Sheriff's Office has released a warning to the community that scammers are causing dire outcomes in seniors, going so far as to drive two victims to commit suicide in Mobile County. (NBC 15 WPMI)21 public schools in the Mobile County School System have been confirmed to have roof problems. Most of the damage was sustained during Hurricane Sally in September 2020. (WKRG News 5)The City of Mobile is close to naming a new chief of police. (FOX10 News) Today's Mobile Daily is brought to you by our friends at Verizon. They're building the fastest 5G network in the country. To learn how 5G is going to change life for you and your community — and to get access to this amazing technology — click here. And thank you Verizon for sponsoring this community resource in Mobile! You can get your local business featured right here for just $79 per month. Click here to learn more. That's it for today! I'll see you around. If you're liking these newsletters, consider bringing some friends and neighbors along for the ride. You can send them this link to subscribe. — Samantha Friedlander About me: Samantha Friedlander is an avid reader and writer who loves storytelling. She is a freelance writer for the content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. She has a dual degree in English and Psychology.