Law Enforcement and Tuscaloosa Fire Department Investigate Potential Arson 4-18-2017

April 18, 2017

Public Safety Notice

This information is being sent as part of UA’s commitment to providing campus safety information in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Act.

Earlier today UAPD and the Tuscaloosa Fire Department responded to a small fire in one room of Shelby Hall. Nobody was injured, and the fire was quickly extinguished. The cause remains under investigation, but arson is considered a possibility. Currently there is no known motive or suspect information.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call UAPD at 348-5454 or Crime Stoppers at 752-7867(STOP). Crime prevention information is published in UAPD’s Safer Living Guide.