Gunfire erupted in the parking lot of a Birmingham UPS facility, leaving one person dead.

Roughly a dozen shots rang out in the parking lot of the distribution warehouse on Inglenook Lane shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Sgt. LaQuitta Wade said the victim, a UPS employee, had just finished his work day and was walking through the parking lot to his vehicle.

The suspect – who has not been identified – confronted the victim and opened fire on him. The victim did not fire any shots.

Wade said the victim collapsed on the ground where he was pronounced dead by Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service.

The shooter fled. Police have no released a possible description.

“This was a targeted attack,’’ Wade said.

Multiple UPS drivers rushed to the scene, visibly upset. Several family members quickly arrived hugging and crying just outside the crime scene tape.

“It’s devastating for the city as a whole and definitely for his family‚’’ Wade said. “Some employees are very shaken up about what has happened here. They are scared.”

“We just want to assure the public that with this being a targeted attack, there is no one else that is in danger,’’ she said.

The deadly shooting comes almost 10 years after another fatal shooting at the same location. In September 2014, three people were killed in a double murder-suicide at the facility.

In that incident, a 45-year-old man just fired from his job killed two UPS supervisors before turning the gun on himself.

“There is no indication this is a workplace shooting at this time,’’ Wade.

Anyone with information is asked to call Birmingham homicide detectives at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.