Shooting kills 3 people including a young child in a car on an Alabama street

14/7/2024 18:17

        Three people including a young child were killed when their car was targeted with multiple gunshots outside a residence in Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday evening.
        
        The Birmingham Police Department said in a social media post that a triple homicide investigation was underway in the 3400 Block of 27th Street North.
        
        The police said officers responded around 5:20 p.m. to a report of a vehicle accident at the scene of a shooting, <a href="https://www.wbrc.com/2024/07/13/birmingham-police-scene-triple-homicide/" xmlns="http://iptc.org/std/NITF/2006-10-18/">WBRC-TV reported</a>.
        
        A man, woman and a small child in the car all suffered gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel, WBRC reported.
        
        The car at the front yard of a residence had numerous bullet holes, WBRC reported.
        
        The Birmingham police did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press seeking additional information.