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At least four people were killed and dozens more were injured in a shooting at in Birmingham, Alabama police said early Sunday. At least four of the wounded have “life-threatening injuries,” Birmingham Police Department Officer Truman Fitzgerald told a news conference, hours after the incident in what he called one of the city’s “most popular entertainment districts.” Fitzgerald said that officers arrived on the scene shortly after 11 p.m.
“Our detectives are working to confirm whether the shooters walked up on the victims or drove by in a vehicle, and that’s why we need the public’s help,” he added. “There’s no one in custody,” he said. “Rest assured, we are going to do everything we possibly can to make sure that we uncover, identify and hunt down who was ever responsible for preying on our people,” he added.
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