Birmingham Police say four people are dead after a mass shooting in Five Points South Saturday night.
Just after 11 p.m., Birmingham Police received a call of a shooting in the 2000 block of Magnolia Avenue.
Officials arrived on scene and saw two men and one woman lying unresponsive on the sidewalk. Police say the victims died at the scene.Birmingham Fire and Rescue reports taking eight victims to the hospital. BPD says four of them have life-threatening injuries.Police say there are a total of 21 gunshot victims, including the four who were killed.Police believe multiple suspects arrived at the location in a vehicle.
Detectives believe the shooting was not random and stemmed from an isolated incident where multiple victims were caught in the crossfire.Police confirmed that the weapons used were fully automatic. More than 100 shell casing were found at the scene.“These mass shootings have more to do with culture than they do criminally. Mayor Randall Woodfin said it best this week...
If you have any information at all pertaining to the case, you are asked to call 911 or BPD at 205-254-1764. If you wish to remain anonymous, you are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.
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