Police: No Evidence of Shooting at SMP Automotive After Report Puts Plant on Lockdown

SMP Automotive Plant in Cottondale was placed on lockdown Monday afternoon after reports of an active shooter there, but a spokesperson for the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Department said police have found no evidence of a shooter there.

Deputy Jason Powell, the department's public information officer, said TCSO did receive initial reports of a shooting at the plant early Monday afternoon, but that as of 2:30 p.m., deputies searching the plant had no found anything suggesting a shooting had occurred.