3-year-old boy among 4 people shot in 2 linked Anniston shootings

A 3-year-old boy is among four people wounded in two linked shootings in Anniston over the past couple of days.

The first shooting happened at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the 3300 block of Eulaton Road.

Sgt. Jason Hawkins said police were dispatched to the scene on a report of multiple people shot. They arrived to find the child, as well as two adults – a 28-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man – injured.

The man was shot in the foot and treated at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center.

The woman was shot in the inner thigh. She was airlifted to UAB Hospital in Birmingham.

The child sustained a gunshot wound to the thigh, and two bullet graze wounds to the abdomen. He also was flown to Birmingham – Children’s of Alabama – for treatment.

All three are in stable condition, Hawkins said.

Then, about 12:20 a.m. Wednesday, officers responded to a report of gunshot victim at the intersection of Brown Avenue and West 15th Street.

A 20-year-old man was found with wounds to the shoulder and chest.

He was taken to Grady Hospital in Atlanta. Hawkins said he is expected to recover.

Investigators processed both scenes and canvassed the areas for witnesses and video.

“We have received very little cooperation from the victims,’’ Hawkins said.

He said the two shootings are believed to be connected to each other and were not random. He did not elaborate.

No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information is asked to call Anniston detectives at 256-240-4000.