Officer Dornell Cousette, a 13-year-veteran of the Tuscaloosa Police Department, was shot and killed in the line of duty Monday night.

Dornell Cousette, a 40-year-old who served 13 years with the department, is the fourth Alabama law enforcement officer fatally shot in the line of duty thus far in 2019.

The Tuscaloosa City Council unanimously voted to rename a portion of 35th Street after fallen police officer Dornell Cousette.

The city of Tuscaloosa and the Tuscaloosa Police Department on Jan. 28 will hold a street renaming ceremony in honor of fallen Investigator Dornell Cousette. The ceremony, which is open to the ...

Officer Dornell Cousette, 40, was killed Monday night after exchanging gunfire with the man inside the home, interim Police Chief Mitch Tubbs told a news conference.

WATCH: 20-year-old Luther Bernard Watkins appears as police take him into custody. He is charged with shooting and killing Tuscaloosa Police Officer Dornell Cousette.