The shooting took place shortly after 7:50 pm Saturday, October 31, hours after the Magic City Classic football game.
Multiple people have been injured in a shooting near Legion Field in Birmingham , Alabama , Birmingham police said, per ABC.
Police have not revealed how many people were injured and what led to the shooting. They have also not revealed whether a suspect has been identified. Officers and detectives were investigating. Police could not confirm the victims’ conditions. Birmingham police suspended all Magic City Classic tailgating after the shooting. Police demanded that everyone leave the stadium property as soon as possible. They also urged people not to come to Legion Field. The two separate incidents took place an hour apart.
Police initially said that the shooting happened near the 400 block of Graymont Avenue. On October 25, 2024, the day before that year’s game, Birmingham police responded to two near Legion Field. An individual was wounded in a shooting at a residence in the 800 block of Seventh Street West, with police saying the injuries were not life-threatening. The other shooting was reported in the 200 block of Eighth Avenue West.
The Birmingham Police Department said that it would brief the media as soon as more information becomes available.
