DEVELOPING: Two Birmingham firefighters have been shot, according to confirmed reports.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Two Birmingham firefighters have been transported to UAB Hospital with gunshot wounds.
Officer Truman Fitzgerald confirmed that Birmingham Police are conducting a shooting investigation at Station 9 in the Norwood community.Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond said the firefighters were “seriously injured” as a result of the shooting.“At this point in time, we believe this might have been a targeted attack. We don’t know why it would be a targeted attack but that is one of the things we’re trying to determine at this point in time,” Thurmond said.
Anyone with any information about the shooting is encouraged to contact the Birmingham Police Department at 254-1764 or CrimeStoppers at 254-7777.Get news alerts in the
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