At least four people died and dozens were injured in a shooting that occurred Saturday evening 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 on their X social media account that “several people have been shot” and announced that “It is possible that there will be several deaths”without further details on this 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 are at least four dead.
“There is dozens injured “There were a lot of bullets in the area,” he said, according to US television channel CNN. “They tell me at least four of them have life-threatening injuries,” he added.
He also stressed that the authorities have opened an investigation, without any arrests having been made so far. “We will do everything possible to clarify, identify and stop those who are responsible for the attacks on our people,” he concluded.
The event raises 403 the number of shootings mass shootings recorded so far this year in the United States, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as one in which there are at least four victims in a shooting, not including the person responsible for the attack.
