PRICHARD, Ala. (NBC 15) — According to the Mobile CO. Sheriff’s office, on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at approximately 2:51 a.m., the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a person shot in the area of The Tree BBQ and Lounge, located at 125 E. Lovejoy Loop.
The call was received from a Prichard Police Officer who was working security at the business.
Upon arrival, MCSO deputies located the victim, Derrick Coplin, lying on the ground across the parking lot from The Tree BBQ and Lounge suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen…