The News-Courier in Athens, Alabama

January 5, 2009

Police probe slaying of Tuscaloosa woman


TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Police say a 29-year-old Tuscaloosa woman was found shot to death over the weekend.

Officers said April Barger was found outside her mobile home near Buttermilk Road just after 9 p.m. Saturday.

Captain Loyd Baker, commander of the Tuscaloosa Metro Homicide Unit, said investigators are sorting through evidence to learn whether Barger was targeted or the victim of a random crime.

No arrests were made.