St. Louis, MO, October 14, 2026 —

A 54-year-old sanitation worker from Prichard, Alabama, has died after being injured in a shooting authorities described as a road-rage incident on August 4. The worker was identified as Clifton Eugene DuBose Jr.

DuBose was driving a garbage truck when an argument with occupants of another vehicle escalated, according to the information provided by authorities. Both parties fired guns during the confrontation. The circumstances that led to the argument were not provided.

Authorities described DuBose as the aggressor, and he faced multiple charges. The specific charges were not provided. The information available also does not state where the shooting occurred, whether anyone else was injured, or whether the occupants of the other vehicle faced charges.

DuBose died this week from injuries sustained in the August 4 incident. The date of his death was not specified. No details were provided about the medical circumstances of his death, the identity of the other people involved, or the status of any legal proceedings.

The account identifies DuBose as a sanitation worker and says he was operating a garbage truck at the time of the confrontation. It does not provide further information about his employment, the route he was working, or whether the truck was stopped or moving when the argument began. No statements from DuBose, the other people involved, or their representatives were included.

Authorities’ description of DuBose as the aggressor and the report that both parties fired guns are the details provided about the exchange. Further information about the investigation, the charges and the events leading to the shooting was not available in the summary.


Story summarized from the original created by Brendan Kirby, Jordan Gartner on www.firstalert4.com, see more information here.

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