BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Four people have died and more than 20 were injured in a shooting in a Birmingham, Alabama, nightlife area, according to police and news reports.
There were several people shot on 20th Street near Magnolia Avenue in the Five Points South area, the Birmingham Police Department said in a social media post.
Birmingham Officer Truman Fitzgerald said the shooting, which injured up to 21 people, happened just after 11:00 p.m. in the 2000 block of Magnolia Avenue South, It was reported by AL.COM.
Fitzgerald said there were “dozens of gunshot victims” and that at least four had “life-threatening” injuries, AL.COM reported.
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Department pronounced the three victims dead at the scene and a fourth person was pronounced dead at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, AL.COM reported.
Police said the victims found dead at the scene were two men and a woman, WBMA-TV reported.
Other victims were transported to hospitals in private vehicles, police told WBMA.
Birmingham police did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press seeking additional information.
The Five Points South area of Birmingham has many entertainment venues, restaurants and bars and is often crowded on Saturday nights.
Police said there were no immediate arrests.
“We will do everything we can to make sure we expose, identify and hunt down whoever is responsible for preying on our people this morning,” Fitzgerald told WBMA.