13 injured in Montgomery mass shooting


At least 13 people were injured in a hail of bullets and the chaos that followed overnight Saturday at neighborhood party in Montgomery.

Mayor Steven Reed said Sunday that 362 rounds were fired at a crowded party in the North Pass area of the city. All of the shooting victims suffered what were described as non-life-threatening injuries. Three others were injured in what a city spokesperson described as a “vehicle vs. pedestrian collision,” and one woman suffered minor injuries from broken glass.

“This morning, more than 362 rounds were fired at a crowded party in the North Pass area,” Reed said in a statement Sunday morning. “Nine were wounded and at least four more were injured in the chaos that followed. Officers from the Montgomery Police Department, ATF and FBI are currently interviewing witnesses and suspects. We are working tirelessly to identify those involved, and we urge anyone with information to come forward and help us put a stop to this sort of senseless, violent activity.”

Reed initially stated that more than 600 rounds were fired, but the total was changed to 362 late Sunday after a review by authorities.

A video posted to social media appeared show multiple weapons being fired for about two minutes in an outdoor area of the gathering as crowds ran and people took cover.

The intersection of North Pass Road and Alabama River Parkway in Montgomery was the scene of a mass shooting early Sunday morning.

Police and fire medics responded to the area of North Pass Road and Alabama River Parkway at about 1:46 a.m. after a report of shooting victims, a city spokesman said. They found an adult woman and a juvenile boy who had both been shot. Three men, two women and and two other juvenile boys later arrived at a local hospital with gunshot wounds tied to the same shooting, the spokesman said.

A woman and two men later arrived at an emergency room for treatment after being injured in the pedestrian collision, and another woman also arrived at the emergency room after being injured by broken glass, the city confirmed.

Police had not named any of the victims, and no arrests had been made.

Hours after the shooting, the North Pass neighborhood was quiet. Some people milled about outside on a sweltering Sunday but there were few signs of the violence that played out overnight.

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It’s been a violent three weeks in the Capital City with the shooting deaths of a 12-year-old girl and a triple homicide at an Hispanic grocery store.

The 12-year-old was shot in the 4100 block of Keating drive in the early hours of May 31, police said. Initially, she was taken to a local hospital for treatment but later transferred to a hospital in Birmingham. She died from her injuries on June 7. A 15-year-old boy and 19-year-old male were later arrested, and each now faces three counts of capital murder in the case.

The teens are being charged with capital murder because the case involves a victim under the age of 12, the fact that the shooting was into an occupied dwelling and from an occupied vehicle court records show. In Alabama, people as young as 14 can be charged with capital murder, but those who were under 18 at the time of the crime cannot face the death penalty. The only other sentencing option for a capital murder conviction is life in prison without the possibility of parole.

A makeshift memorial is seen at the front door of Tienda Los Hermanos, the scene of a triple homicide, on Troy Highway in Montgomery, Ala., on Wednesday June 5, 2024.

A makeshift memorial is seen at the front door of Tienda Los Hermanos, the scene of a triple homicide, on Troy Highway in Montgomery, Ala., on Wednesday June 5, 2024.

Police have not released a possible motive in that case.

On June 4, what was believed to be a robbery at Tienda Los Hermanos on Troy Highway turned into a triple homicide that left three men dead.

The shooting killed George Elijah Jr., 50, and Daniel Lopez, 20, at the scene. Romero Lopez, 43, later died at an area hospital, police said.

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A string of robberies had rocked the Latino community along Troy Highway. Since May, there have been at least five, said Felix Montelara, an advocate in the community.

No arrests have been made in the shootings. A reward totaling $40,000 is being offered for information that leads to arrests in the case.

Kathryn Nard, who is active in her Montgomery neighborhood of Highland Park, said a shortage of police officers has hurt the community.

“This is why our police department has failed,” Nard said.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.

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This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: 13 injured in Montgomery mass shooting

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