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4 dead, more than 20 wounded in Birmingham late night shooting, Alabama police say

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Nicholas McEntyre
Published Sep. 22, 2024, 3:44 a.m. ET

Four people were killed and at least 21 others injured when “multiple shots” erupted in a popular entertainment district of Birmingham, Alabama Saturday nigh🧔t as police assured they will “hunt down” those responsible.

Birmingham Police said it was responding to the scene where “multiple people were shot with possibly multiple casualties just after 11 p.m. near 20th Street and Magnolia Ave. in Five Points South, a popular nightlife section of th꧑e city.

The Five Points South area has numerous entertainment venues, restaura💃nts and bars and often attracts large crowds on Saturday nights.

Four people have died following a shooting in a nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, according to police and a news report.
Four people have died following a shooting in a nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, according to police and a news report. WVTM 13 News/YouTube

Initial reports suggested the victims were waiting to enter Hush, a hoo❀💮kah and cigar lounge, 

ꦑFirst responders discovered two adult males and an adult female “unresponsive on the sidewalk suffering from gunshot wounds” and wꦡere pronounced dead at the scene, Birmingham Officer Truman Fitzgerald 

A fourth victim, who was transpor♑ted to UAB Hospital, was pronounced dead.

“We also began locating multiple additional gunshot victims in and ar🌠ound the area,” he said.

B𓃲irmingham Fire and Rescue transported eight victims to local hospitals as others were brought by private vehicles.

Police investigators said officers arrived at the scene and discovered two men and a woman dead at the scene. A fourth victim died at a hospital.
Police investigators said officers arrived at the scene and discovered two men and a woman dead at the scene. A fourth victim died at a hospital. ABC 33/40- YouTube
Initial reports indicate club patrons were waiting in line outside Hush, a hookah and cigar lounge on Magnolia Avenue, when the shooting took place.
Initial reports suggested the victims were waiting to enter Hush, a hookah and cigar lounge, according to AL.com. Google Maps

Police wouldn’t co🌳nfirm the exact number of victims as the situation was still fluid.

“In these types of situations, when you♊ lock into a number, that number typically changes, so we can for a fact say we have dozens of gunshot victims from this area.”

All the victims w💛ere “out in the open” either on a sidewalk or in the street.

“These group of shooters fired upon their victims whil🥂e they were out in the open🅷” he said. 

“We believe that multiple shooters fired multiple shots on a group of peoplﷺe,” Fitzgerald said.

No arrests have been made as police ur🅠ged the pub🌳lic to relay information regarding the shooting.

“Rest assured we are gonna do every🐼thing we possibly can to make sure that we uncover, identify and hunt down who is ever responsible for this preying on our p꧟eople this morning,” Fitzgerald added.

Birmingham Officer Truman Fitzgerald gives an update to reporters Sunday morning.
Birmingham Officer Truman Fitzgerald gives an update to reporters Sunday morning. WVTM 13 News/YouTube

Detectives were investigating if the shooters were on foot or in a car, and if they were using switches, a small device that can🧜 turn a semi-automatic gun into a fully automatic weapon.

Saturday night’s shooting is the secon💫d mass shooting to rock Birmingham this year.

On July 13, four people were killed during a drive-by-shooting aꦓt an adult birthday party, leaving nine injured, ac🔯cording to AL.com.

“These mass shootings have more to do with culture then they do criminality,” Fitzgerald said. “Mayor Randall Woodfin said it best this weekend ‘we’re seeing far too many arguments being settled by bullets,’ and I thin🌸k this speaks to exactly what our mayor recently said.”

With Post wires