The manhunt continues in Birmingham, Alabama, after a mass shooting in a popular nightlife district left four dead and another 17 injured on Saturday night.
- The shooting: It took place about 11pm in the Five Points South district near the University of Alabama, reports the New York Times. Gunmen pulled up in a vehicle, exited, and began firing on patrons lined up outside Hush lounge, say police. One of those killed was believed to have been the target, with most of the other casualties victims of crossfire.
- A targeted hit: “We believe there was a hit, if you will, on that particular person as far as someone willing to pay money to have that person killed,” said Police Chief Scott Thurmond, per NBC News.
- Rewards: The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward and Crime Stoppers is offering another $50,000 for information leading to arrests, reports WSFA. “I want to make myself very clear on what the priority is: It is to hunt down, capture, arrest and convict the people who are responsible for this mass shooting,” said Mayor Randall Woodfin Monday.