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Birmingham mass shooting: 4 dead, 17 injured in entertainment district crossfire

By Chris Williams
Published  September 22, 2024 10:16am PDT
Crime and Public Safety
KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco

Alabama mass shooting: 4 dead, 21 hurt

Police say four people were killed and at least 21 others were hurt in a mass shooting on Sunday in Birmingham, Alabama. Two men and a woman were killed near the University of Alabama, while a fourth victim died at the university's hospital.

The Brief 

    • A mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama's Five Points South entertainment district left 4 dead and 17 injured.
    • The incident took place late Saturday on Magnolia Avenue South; victims were found on the sidewalk, with one more pronounced dead at the hospital.
    • Police believe the shooting was not random but have not yet identified any suspects or targets.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Birmingham Police in Alabama are investigating a mass shooting that left many people caught in crossfire, ultimately killing 4 people and injuring 17 others. 

The shooting took place late Saturday night in the city's popular entertainment district in the 2000 block of Magnolia Avenue South, Birmingham Police Department Officer Truman Fitzgerald said in an email early Sunday.

Police Chief Scott Thurmond said at a news conference that authorities believe the intended target was among the dead and that the shooting may have been "a hit" conducted in exchange for payment.

Investigators believe the other victims were caught in the crossfire and that there were multiple shooters. More than 100 shell casings were found at the scene.

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Thurmond said multiple suspects pulled up in a vehicle, got out, fired shots, got back in the vehicle and fled.

Police said officers found two men and a woman on a sidewalk with gunshot wounds and they were pronounced dead there.

An additional male gunshot victim was pronounced dead at a hospital, according to police.

By early Sunday, after victims began showing up at hospitals, police had identified 17 people with injuries, some of them life-threatening, Officer Truman Fitzgerald said in an email.

Authorities were asking for the public’s help for tips as they searched for the shooters.

The Source

  • The details for this story came from the Associated Press, containing information from the Birmingham Police Department in Alabama. This story was reported from Los Angeles.