From Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM – Four ShotSpotter alerts registering a total of 42 rounds of gunfire on Saturday morning sent Birmingham Police Officers rushing to the 800 block of 3rd Avenue West, according to BPD Sgt. LaQuitta Wade.
When officers arrived at the scene of the 3 a.m. incident, they found the aftermath of a shootout in a Birmingham business parking lot that left one person dead, another person with life-threatening wounds, and bullet casings scattered across the property.
Wade said officers found a person unresponsive in a vehicle, suffering from a gunshot wound. Birmingham Fire and Rescue personnel pronounced the victim dead on the scene.
Officers were notified that a second shooting victim had arrived at Princeton Hospital by way of a private vehicle. That victim had sustained life-threatening injuries, Wade said.
Officers believe the unknown shooter was lying in wait as one of the victims attempted to leave the parking lot and began shooting into the victim’s vehicle, fatally wounding the victim.
“We also believe an additional unknown person began firing shots in the parking lot of the location and the second victim was caught in the crossfire,” Wade said.
Police do not have a suspect in custody at this time.