{"id":7596,"date":"2024-09-23T09:30:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T01:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=7596"},"modified":"2024-09-23T09:30:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T01:30:57","slug":"deadly-mass-shooting-in-birmingham-alabama-what-we-know-and-dont-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=7596","title":{"rendered":"Deadly mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama: What we know and don’t know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Four people are dead and 21 were shot while they were standing outside in the Five Points South area of downtown Birmingham Saturday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a lot of details left unclear. Here’s what we know so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where did the shooting happen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It happened in Birmingham Five Points South, which is an entertainment district with restaurants and nightlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many people were shot?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Birmingham police said four people are dead and four others have life-threatening injures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University at Alabama of Birmingham Hospital told WVTM 13 in a statement that they received 12 victims from the shooting. This includes one deceased victim brought to the hospital from the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seventeen other people have been identified as gunshot victims. They have “various injuries.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police originally stated 22 people were shot before stating the correct number was 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who are the shooters?
Multiple shooters fired on people who were outside on the sidewalk, but little is known at this time about who was involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigators said the suspects drove up to the scene, fired their guns and then drove away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police do not have anyone in custody. Police believe the shooting was not random and stemmed from an isolated incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigators do not see any commonalities between this shooting and ones in the past at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who are the victims?
Multiple people were caught in the crossfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The intended target was among the dead and police think it was a hit that did not have anything to do with nearby businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their identities have not been released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What type of weapons were used?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The specific types of weapons used have not been shared by investigators, but police believe Glock switches were used in this shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those switches are machine gun conversion devices and have been the focus of recent federal crackdown in Birmingham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These devices are easily concealable, measuring at only about an inch long, and can be made of metal or plastic, meaning they could be created at home using a 3D printer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are witnesses saying?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dajon Singleton said witnessing the scene was “very scary” and he saw several people on stretchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I walked up when it was just ending, because everybody was screaming, there was people crying,” said Singleton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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