OZARK, Ala. (WDNews) — Police are searching for a 24-year-old man wanted in connection with a drive-by shooting that injured one person early Sunday morning.
The Ozark Police Department says the shooting happened around 1 a.m. Aug. 10 in the 600 block of Willa Street. Officers arrived to find that the victim had already been taken by private vehicle to Dale Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the lower leg. The injury was not life-threatening, and the victim has been released from medical care.
Investigators say the shooting stemmed from an ongoing dispute between the suspect and the victim’s brother over a woman. Several rounds were fired from a vehicle, striking the victim, an unoccupied car belonging to the intended target, and an occupied residence.
The suspect, identified as Brandon Dwayne Bonds, is described as 6 feet 5 inches tall, weighing about 182 pounds. He is believed to be driving a 2019 silver Nissan Altima with Alabama tag 26C07PD and is considered armed and dangerous.
Bonds is wanted on charges of attempted murder, discharging a firearm into an unoccupied vehicle, and shooting into an occupied dwelling.
Anyone with information is urged to call 911, Ozark Police Dispatch at 334-774-5111, or the Ozark Police Department at 334-774-2644.
