Woman injured in shooting on I-59 in Birmingham; police say vehicle was targeted

Woman injured in shooting on I-59 in Birmingham; police say vehicle was targeted

A woman was injured when someone opened fire on a vehicle on Interstate 59 in Birmingham early Sunday.

The shooting happened just after 2:30 a.m. on I-59 northbound near the 25th Street North exit.

Officer Truman Fitzgerald said South Precinct officers were dispatched to UAB Hospital on a report of a person shot. When they got to the hospital, they learned several adults were traveling in a vehicle when a car pulled up alongside side them began firing into their vehicle.

An adult female was struck. Her injuries are not life-threatening.

Fitzgerald said the victims’ vehicle was targeted.

The investigation is ongoing.