A teenager was one of two people Killed in a shooting In Downtown montgomery Saturday night, later Rival gunman Shot each other in a crowded nightlife district.
Twelve others were injured in chaotic scene Capital city of Alabama Hosted several weekend festivals including sports events and the national festival of the state.
Police said Shaulanda Williams, 43, and Jeremia Morris, 17, were identified by the police as two people killed in the shooting, while five of the five injured were admitted to the hospital with dangerous injuries to life, including a child.
Officials responded to a shooting reports at around 11:30 pm, where the police believe that one of the shooting victims was dragged by other armed people by pulling their weapons.
The shooting purpose is still being investigated, the Montgomery Police Chief Jim Graboyce said.
“As you can imagine, it can be a very chaotic situation, and every weapon has to be calculated, and every piece of evidence has to be processed,” Graboy said, described it as a “mass shoot”.
“These two sides included who were originally shooting at each other in the middle of a crowd.”
Shooter, he said that according to associated Press“When he did so, the people around him did not care.”
Seven of the 14 casualties were less than 20, Graboy said, and was the youngest 16 years old. Two of the victims were armed, and the shooting stopped after targeting one of the 14 victims, they explained.
Several weapons and shell cases have been recovered from the scene. The police have described them as “high capacity”.
Till Sunday afternoon, when the city officials spoke at a press conference, no suspicious was brought into custody, NBC News Informed The public has been urged to present any video evidence to the police department.
“If someone has any information, you have a responsibility for this community, and to help us to help the people of this community,” Graboy said.
Montgomery was hosting a busy weekend, Alabama State University’s home withdrawal football game that day at the Hornet Stadium, Alabama National Fair was going on at Garat Collagium and Tuskegi University-Morhouse College rival football game which ended in nearby Crammon Bowl.
In the footage posted on Facebook, a large group of people can be seen walking, showing people around the fairground attraction in the city of Montgomery, because the sound of gunshots comes out loud, according to it, according to it, NBC,
The city’s Mayor Steven Reid told reporters that there were police units within 50 feet (15 meters), when the shooting accused him of being “no relation for human life”.
The Mayor has offered $ 20,000 in reward money for information, in addition to the initial $ 5,000, which was introduced through the Crime Stoppers Line.