At least 4 dead, 21 injured in Birmingham mass shooting

At least four people were killed, and 21 people were injured when multiple shooters opened fire Saturday night in a Birmingham entertainment district.

Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond described the shooting as “a hit” in which a single person was targeted and multiple bystanders were caught in the crossfire. The shooting happened in the Five Points South Entertainment District, in the 2000 block of Magnolia Avenue South, about 11 p.m., police said.

Officers arriving at the address saw two men and one woman lying outside who were unresponsive. The Birmingham Fire and Rescue Department declared them dead on the scene, BPD said. The University of Alabama Hospital also declared a man dead, who was a victim of the shooting, police said. Those injured range in condition from having non-life threatening to life-threatening wounds, BPD said.

No arrests had been made or suspects named by 3 p.m. Sunday. The ATF and the FBI were assisting in the investigation. Anyone with information is urged to call the anonymous Secret Witness line at 205-254-7777 or the Birmingham Police Homicide Unit at 205-254-1764.