Gunfire in Birmingham’s East Lake Park leaves 1 dead, 1 wounded
One person was killed and another injured when gunfire erupted in East Lake Park.
East Precinct officers were dispatched to the park in the 100 block of 84th North just after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. The city’s gunfire detection system, Shot Spotter, had alerted them to about 10 rounds fired.
Police arrived to find an adult male unresponsive in the park. He had been shot, said Officer De’Rell Freeman.
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced the man dead on the scene. His identity has not been released.
A second victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Freeman said the preliminary investigation indicates a group of people, both men and women, met up in the park. Unknown circumstances led to shots being fired.
As of early Thursday, detectives were interviewing witnesses, but no arrests hade yet been made.
It was not yet clear if more than one person fired the shots.
Anyone with information is asked to call 205-254-1764 or contact Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.
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