From Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — According to the Birmingham Police Department, an investigation is underway following an incident involving multiple people shot in the Lakeview District.
Officer Truman Fitzgerald said the incident occurred on Sunday, May 21, 2023.
“At around 12:50 a.m., two Birmingham police officers were working in an off-duty capacity at a local area bar in the 2700 Block of 7th Avenue South; they were alerted to shots fired in a nearby parking lot,” Fitzgerald said. “Officers observed an adult female injured by gunfire and an adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.”
While officers were in the parking lot, they learned a separate party who was involved in the incident was leaving in a vehicle.
Fitzgerald said officers followed the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop near the 700 Block of 21st Street South where they discovered that the vehicle’s two occupants were shot.
Birmingham Fire and Rescue personnel arrived at the two separate locations and transported each victim to a local area hospital. The adult male discovered in the parking lot and one of the males discovered after the traffic stop were suffering life-threatening injuries.
“The preliminary investigation has revealed that we believe the two male victims found during the traffic stop were involved in a physical altercation with the male found in the parking lot,” Fitzgerald said. “The physical altercation took place in the parking lot of the original scene (2700 Block of 7th Avenue South) and led to shots being exchanged between the two separate parties.”
Detectives are working to determine which individual is a suspect.
Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact the Birmingham Police Department’s Felony Assault Unit @ (205) 254-1764 or remain anonymous and receive a cash reward for your tip by calling Crime Stoppers @ (205) 254-7777.
