Search Underway for Suspects in Alabama FC Shooting That Killed 4 and Injured 17 BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Authorities have reported no arrests after a weekend shooting killed four people and left 17 others injured in what police described as a targeted “hit” by multiple shooters who opened fire outside a popular Alabama nightspot.
The shooting late Saturday in the popular Five Points South entertainment district of Birmingham rocked an area of restaurants and bars that is often bustling on weekend nights.
“The priority is to find these shooters and get them off our streets,” Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said a day after the shooting.
The mayor planned a morning news conference Monday to provide updates on the case.
The shooting occurred on the sidewalk and street outside Hush, a lounge in the entertainment district.
Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond said authorities believe the shooting targeted one of the people who was killed, possibly in a murder-for-hire. A vehicle pulled up and “multiple shooters” got out and began firing, then fled the scene, he said.
“We believe that there was a ‘hit,’ if you will, on that particular person,” Thurmond said.
Police said about 100 shell casings were recovered. Thurmond said law enforcement was working to determine what weapons were used. Investigators also were trying to determine whether anyone fired back, creating a crossfire.
Search Underway for Suspects in Alabama FC Shooting That Killed 4 and Injured 17
Some Surviving Victims Critically Injured
Officers found two men and a woman on a sidewalk with gunshot wounds and they were pronounced dead there. An additional male gunshot victim was pronounced dead at a hospital, acc ording to police.
