The White House issued a statement Sunday condemning gun violence after a shooting in a popular entertainment district in Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday night left four people dead and at least 17 injured.
“Last night, several people were killed and many more were injured in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. The nation watched in horror as, once again, another community was devastated by the national epidemic of gun violence,” Gun Violence Prevention Director Stef Feldman said in a statement.
“President Biden and Vice President Harris join Americans across the nation in praying for the families affected by this senseless violence,” Feldman continued.
Feldman said an investigation into the shooting is ongoing, at the direction of President Biden, and that the White House is working with federal, state and local authorities.
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Police said multiple gunmen are believed to have opened fire in the city's Five Points South entertainment district just after 11pm on Saturday. (World BRC)
“Americans do not have to live like this, and we cannot allow this to become normal. More than 400 mass shootings this year alone have traumatized Americans and divided communities. As President Biden often says, 'enough is enough,'” Feldman said.
Two men and one woman were killed at the scene in the 2000 block of Magnolia Avenue in the Five Points South neighborhood near the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the fourth victim died at University Hospital. Birmingham Police Department he told Fox News Digital in an email on Sunday morning.
Police said they responded to the scene after receiving a report of a shooting just after 11 p.m.
Authorities have confirmed the identities of three of the four victims killed in the shooting. Police said all three died at the scene and the victims have been identified as Anitra Holloman, 21, of Bessemer, Alabama, Taj Booker, 27, of Birmingham, Alabama, and Carlos McCain, 27, of Birmingham, Alabama.
The fourth victim, an adult male, was identified and died at a hospital, authorities said.
“Investigators believe this shooting was not random and resulted from an isolated incident in which multiple victims were caught in the crossfire,” police said in an emailed statement.
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Police said four people were killed and at least 18 were injured in the shooting. (World BRC)
Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond said at a press conference Sunday morning that the shooting was an “attack” and that he believes someone was paid to kill the targeted victims, adding that the victims were among those killed.
Thurmond said police confirmed the weapon used was a fully automatic, that more than 100 shell casings and a large amount of evidence were found at the scene, and that based on the evidence they believe there were multiple shooters.
Authorities are working to determine who the target of the shooting was and will also be reviewing surveillance camera footage, he added.
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Police said no suspects were in custody as of Sunday morning. (World BRC)
“We as a community owe it to the victims to do everything we can to rid our city of shooters and murderers,” Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said.
At this time, authorities say no suspects are in custody.
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“My heartfelt condolences go out to the victims and their families. 21 people's lives have been changed forever. 21 families have been destroyed or changed and my heartfelt condolences go out to them as we work through this case,” Mr Thurmond said.
Authorities are urging the public to come forward with any information that may lead to an arrest.
Fox News Digital's Landon Mion and Steven Sorace contributed to this report.
