Mobile County Commission to hold public hearing on Alabama Bar & Lounge
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile County Commission will conduct a public hearing to learn residents' thoughts about the Alabama Bar & Lounge, has learned.
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The hearing is set for 10 a.m. on March 24 at Mobile Government Plaza.
According to a public notice, the commission will consider 'whether Alabama Bar & Lounge is operating in a manner that is unsafe and or incompatible with the best interests of the residents of Mobile County.'
The notice said the commission would evaluate whether the business 'poses a threat to the 'welfare, health, peace, temperance, and safety of the community' as defined under Alabama Law.'
The notice said the commission has received 'several' complaints about the business from Mobile County residents.
'In the past six (6) years, the Mobile Police Department documented many calls/incidents involving alleged, violent, or other serious crimes at the lounge's location at 10071 Airport Boulevard, including two (2) homicides…,' the notice said.
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On Feb. 1, 2025, a deadly shooting occurred in the Alabama Bar & Lounge's parking lot. Matthew Sanders, 20, is accused of killing 22-year-old Hunter Lins after a fight broke out inside the bar.
The fight eventually escalated and spilled outside, where Sanders pulled a gun out of his car, and allegedly said, 'I got something for y'all.'
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Sanders has , and the case is ongoing.
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