MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. — UPDATE from Muscle Shoals Police on the incident at North American Lighting. Police say that the suspect is not believed to be armed.
Information regarding the incident at North American Lighting (NAL) is as follows:
On August 16, 2022 at approximately 11:00am, Florence Police Department Detectives, with the assistance of Officers from the Muscle Shoals Police Department, attempted to serve a Warrant of Arrest for Kidnapping 1st Degree for, Nicholas Pierre Boudoin, 26 of Florence.
When Detectives and Officers made contact with Boudoin through a Supervisor of NAL, Boudin ran away on foot. A brief encounter with a Muscle Shoals Police Officer took place where Boudoin scuffled with the Officer and ran back inside the facility. Multiple Police Agencies are on scene and searching the facility for Boudoin. Boudoin is not believed to be armed, and contrary to other reports, at no time was there an active shooter situation.
The incident surrounding the Warrant of Arrest issued for Boudoin stems from an incident with a known member of Boudoin’s family and not with a random member of the public. We will have updated information as it is available. If anyone has any information that may be helpful in locating Nicholas Pierre Boudoin, please contact the Muscle Shoals Police Department at 256-383-6746 or the Florence Police Department at 256-760-6500.
North American Lighting also released a statement:
Earlier: Police are in the scene at North American Lighting in Muscle Shoals where an armed man is reportedly in the building. Workers have been evacuated from the plant. Police later said that the man is not believed to be armed.
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This is the second incident with an active shooter at NAL. The first one killed himself in his car in Dec. 2021.
