Key Takeaways
- A road rage incident in Eight Mile involved Clifton DuBose Jr., a Prichard sanitation worker, who pointed a gun at another driver.
- DuBose faces five felony counts for shooting into an occupied vehicle after he initiated the confrontation.
- The woman’s return fire injured DuBose, who is now hospitalized and charged as the aggressor.
- City policy prohibits non-police employees from carrying firearms while working, raising concerns about DuBose’s license status.
- DuBose has worked for Prichard for over five years and faces an unrelated domestic violence charge from a prior incident.
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PRICHARD, AL — A road rage confrontation in the Eight Mile community ended with a Prichard sanitation worker shot, hospitalized, and facing five felony counts after investigators say he pointed a gun at another driver and that driver’s girlfriend fired back.
The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that Clifton DuBose Jr., 54, will be charged with five counts of shooting into an occupied vehicle as soon as he is released from the hospital, as reported by WALA.
Investigators allege the altercation started on Jarrett Road and that DuBose pointed a gun at the back of the other driver. The man’s girlfriend fired two shots. DuBose fired back, striking the back window of the Honda. DuBose was wounded during the exchange.
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The Sheriff’s Office said it is charging DuBose because investigators determined he was the aggressor. That determination came from working the sequence, who escalated first and who produced a firearm. The woman who fired has not been publicly identified, and the sheriff’s office announced charges only against DuBose. Prosecutors make the final call on every shooting, including this one.
Two other threads run alongside the criminal case. Prichard Mayor Carletta Davis told WALA that city policy prohibits non-police employees from carrying firearms while on the job, though she said she did not have further details about the incident, including DuBose’s license status. The Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that it had inaccurately reported the day before that DuBose’s driver’s license was suspended or revoked. A spokeswoman said the license expired in June 2023 and that it appears he did not renew it. According to the Sheriff’s Office, DuBose has worked as a sanitation worker in Prichard for more than five years. A city spokeswoman said each department runs its own background checks and that the frequency of those checks may differ. DuBose also faces a third-degree domestic violence charge from a warrant issued in Chickasaw in November, tied to an alleged incident on Christmas Eve 2024.
