At least four people were killed and dozens more were injured when gunfire broke out in Birmingham, Alabama. Investigators believe there were multiple shooters.
“We have dozens of gunshot victims from this area,’’ police spokesman Truman Fitzgerald told the Birmingham News. “I’m told at least four of those gunshot victims are life-threatening.”
The shooting happened in the city’s popular Five Points South entertainment district. At least 17 of the gunshot victims were seriously injured.
“We believe that multiple shooters fired multiple shots on a group of people,” Fitzgerald said. So far, there have been no arrests.
Witnesses told the newspaper many of the victims were standing in line to get inside Hush, a popular hookah and cigar lounge on Magnolia Avenue. Click here to get Todd’s breaking news alerts sent directly to your email.
Automatic rifle fire just broke out right in front of us in the Five Points South area of Birmingham. I counted at least 5 possible deceased and multiple wounded
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Chaos and pandemonium in the immediate aftermath
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