Birmingham police spokesman Sgt. Bryan Shelton says that all six victims were innocent bystanders. The five surviving victims were not wounded critically, he said.
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One person was killed and five others hurt Sunday night when gunfire erupted after a peace rally in Birmingham, Alabama, police said.
Police said up to 60 shots were fired, likely from multiple guns. The shooting broke out about an hour after a peace rally in the community’s Lewis Park closed, AL.com said.
“The events of tonight are disheartening and troubling”, Shelton said.
The assailant, or the motive behind the shooting, is yet to be determined – but residents spoke of their terror after gunshots rang out.
Xavier Story was tidying up after his son’s 1st birthday party.
‘I’m getting as low as I can and trying to get my family in the house’.
‘It’s the scariest thing in my life’.
A mother-of-four, who had earlier attended the anti-violence rally, said: “It was peaceful like it was supposed to be. I never would have thought that this would happen”.
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Birmingham police are investigating the reason for a fatal shooting, officers have not informed on the victim’s name.
