In brief
In Birmingham, Alabama, a shooting after a college football game resulted in one fatality and eight injuries. Police detained a suspect and recovered multiple firearms. The incident occurred outside Legion Field on Saturday night.
On Saturday night, a shooting outside Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, left one person dead and eight others wounded after the Magic City Classic college football game.
Police said the gunfire started shortly after 7:50 p.m. local time, in the 400 block of Graymont Avenue West, and that nine people were shot.
Officers responded and found multiple gunshot victims.
Officer Darrell Freeman of the Birmingham Police Department said one victim had died, one was in critical condition, and the remaining seven were in stable condition.
The department confirmed that a suspect has been detained and brought to police headquarters for questioning, and that several firearms were recovered at the scene.
The suspect’s identity and motive remain unconfirmed, as no additional details have been released by authorities.
Xinhua reported the event and the police statements later that day.