Crime · Birmingham, AL
1 Dead, At Least 8 Injured in Birmingham Shooting After HBCU Football Game
One person was killed and at least eight others were injured in a shooting near the Magic City Classic, the largest historically Black college and university football game in the United States. Officers responded to the 400 block of Graymont Avenue around 7:50 p.m. Saturday night and suspended all tailgating in the area, according to the Birmingham Police Department. Investigators recovered multiple firearms at the scene and detained one person for questioning. As of early Sunday morning, one victim remained in critical condition and seven others were in stable condition; no officers or first responders were injured.