Justice · Grand Bay shootingMobile County fatal shooting: Tucker Woods charged after friend's 21st birthday deathAired October 20, 2026 at 10:53 AM UTCThis storyExplore with HeyDexFollow via RSSTranscript · LOADING0:07Gabriel Rogers died from gunfire on his 21st birthday.0:10His longtime friend, 19-year-old Tucker Woods, faces a murder charge.0:15Investigators say the two had spent the day celebrating together before a0:18confrontation at Rogers' home.0:21What do witnesses say happened and what evidence is behind the charge?0:24The shooting happened October 17, 2026, at Rogers' home in Grand Bay, in Alabama's0:29Mobile County.0:30Deputies went to Magnolia Trace Drive, near Bow Road Extension, after an emergency0:35call at about 8.16 that evening.0:37Several people had gathered at the house that evening.0:39The Mobile County Sheriff's Office says witnesses described an argument over Woods0:43wanting to fire his rifle on the property.0:45Investigators say Woods became verbally confrontational before the argument0:49escalated.0:50Witnesses told investigators Woods picked up an AR-15 style rifle, chambered around,0:55and pointed it toward Rogers.0:57They said Rogers held a pocket knife and approached Woods.1:00Investigators allege Woods then fired multiple rounds, striking him.1:04The reported pocket knife is part of the confrontation investigators describe.1:07Its presence alone doesn't decide the criminal case.1:10The actions of both men and the reliability of the witness statements still have to1:14be assessed through the investigation and court proceedings.1:17Deputies found Rogers inside the residence with multiple gunshot wounds, including1:21wounds to his chest and head.1:23Emergency medical personnel responded, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.1:26He had turned 21 that day.1:28Investigators recovered eight spent cartridge casings inside the residence.1:32That's account of the physical evidence they found.1:34It doesn't tell us how many bullets struck Rogers or how many wounds he suffered.1:38Deputies say Woods fled into a nearby wooded area after the shooting.1:43He later emerged and surrendered to responding deputies without further incident.1:47Investigators also recovered a rifle near the home.1:50Investigators found the rifle in a drainage culvert near the residence.1:54They believe it was the weapon used in the shooting.1:57They haven't disclosed a conclusive forensic match linking that rifle to the2:00gunfire.2:01The sheriff's office says deputies arrested Woods, charged him with murder, and2:05transported him to Mobile Metro Jail.2:07Woods is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.2:10His arrest was being reported by October 18th.2:13Investigators describe an argument over firing the rifle as the immediate lead-up to2:17the shooting.2:17A definitive motive remains unclear, and the sheriff's investigation is continuing.2:22We don't yet know Woods' current custody status or when he'll appear in court.
