2 killed, 12 injured, as gunfire erupts on the streets of Alabama's state capital
At least 14 people were shot, two fatally, including a teenage boy and a woman, at an intersection near downtown Montgomery, Alabama, late Saturday night, according to police.
At least five of the shooting victims were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, Montgomery Police Chief James Graboys said at a news conference on Sunday.
He said seven of the gunshot victims are under the age of 17, and that the youngest is 16.
The two people killed in the shooting were identified by Graboys as 17-year-old Jeremiah Morris and 43-year-old Sholanda Williams.
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed said the shooting stemmed from a "disagreement that could have been avoided," although he did not elaborate.
Reed said a $50,000 reward was being offered for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrators.
Graboys said that based on the preliminary investigation, the gunfire erupted when an individual targeted in the shooting returned fire. The chief said that once the shooting started, multiple people in the crowd pulled out weapons and opened fire, too.
Graboys said that at least two of the shooting victims were armed.
No arrests have been announced.
The mass shooting unfolded around 11:31 p.m. near the intersection of Bibbs and Commerce streets, less than a mile west of the Alabama State Capitol building, according to police.
A group of people was gathered at the intersection when gunfire erupted, according to police.
Officers went to the scene after getting reports of shots being fired in the area. Upon arrival, officers found multiple people injured from gunfire.
Detectives, according to police officials, are interviewing witnesses and combing through surveillance video in an effort to identify suspects.
The Montgomery police ask that anyone with information about the shooting contact investigators immediately.
