Thermal Drone Video Shows Ala. Police Nabbing Suspect in Officer Shooting

Scottsboro police deployed a drone to help authorities search for a 29-year-old man accused of shooting an officer during a chase following a domestic violence call.

July 28, 2025

2 min read

By Kent Faulk

Source al.com

The Scottsboro Police Department and Alabama Public Safety Drone Association on Sunday released a drone video of the arrest of a man charged in the shooting of a police officer during a chase.

The Scottsboro Police Department along with troopers assigned to ALEA’s Highway Patrol, federal partners including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other agencies had searched Saturday for 29-year-old Daniel Victor McCarn.

Police reported he was captured by 10 p.m. Saturday.

“Scottsboro Police Department deployed a drone to assist in the search,” according to a Facebook post from the police department and drone association. “A heat signature was quickly detected in the vicinity, and once movement was observed, a contact team was deployed with support from assisting agencies.”

“As officers approached the location, the heat signature was confirmed to be a person. The individual was positively identified as Daniel Victor McCarn,” according to the Facebook post.

The search had begun after a suspect fled from an address where police were investigating a reported domestic violence call.

The chase ended up in a crash at the intersection of County Road Park and U.S. Highway 72, according to the outlet. Shortly after the crash, McCarn then left the vehicle he was driving and began shooting at police.

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