Suspect in 2020 Tuscaloosa Murder Seeks New Venue As Trial Nears

2020 Murder Suspect Seeks Change of Venue As Trial in Tuscaloosa Approaches A man accused of fatally shooting a football fan near the Strip more than five years ago is requesting a change of venue as his murder trial approaches, arguing that media coverage of the case has made Tuscaloosa County “a toxic venue.” As the Thread has previously reported, now 27-year-old Zachary Profozich was 22 when he reportedly shot 19-year-old Schuyler Bradley after their friend groups got into an argument while walking on University Boulevard near the western edge of the Strip in October 2020. Bradley was a 19-year-old Indiana University student visiting to watch Alabama take on the Georgia Bulldogs at Bryant-Denny Stadium later that weekend. Profozich told police he thought Bradley was drawing a weapon of his own when he shot him in the abdomen with a .357 revolver. Profozich reportedly fled the scene and ditched the weapon, and Bradley was rushed to the hospital but did not survive his injuries.