At least four people died and dozens were injured in a shooting that occurred Saturday night in the American city of Birminghamin the state of Alabama (southeast), without the causes of the event being clear for the moment.
Birmingham Police confirmed this on their social media account. “several people were shot dead” and said that “it is possible that there are several deaths,” without giving further details on the subject.
Later, Truman Fitzgerald of the local police said that “several shooters” opened fire on a group of people around 11:00 p.m. (local time) and confirmed that there were indeed people there. at least four dead.
“There are dozens of gunshot wounds in the area,” he said, as reported by the American television channel. cnn. “I am told that at least four of them have injuries that they put their lives in danger” he added.
Likewise, he stressed that the authorities have opened an investigationwithout any arrests being made so far. “We will do everything possible to clarify, identify and arrest those responsible for the attacks against our people,” he concluded.
The event raises 403, the number of mass shootings recorded so far this year in the United States, according to the Gun Violence Archive’s tally, which defines such an event as one in which there are at least four victims in a shooting, not including the person responsible for the attack.
