2 dead, 3 injured in shooting in Birmingham, Alabama

According to CNN station WVTM, a shooting inside a Birmingham nightclub left two people dead and three more hurt.

A hospital spokeswoman informed CNN that shortly after, shots were fired at a car pulling up to the emergency room of a nearby hospital, possibly in an attempt to hit those who may have been hurt in the nightclub shooting.

2 dead, 3 injured in shooting in Birmingham, Alabama
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According to WVTM, the initial shooting took place at a bar on 5th Avenue North early on Labor Day.

A spokeswoman for the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital stated that “at 2:17 am Monday, shots were fired at a vehicle arriving at the emergency department with individuals believed to have been injured in an earlier off-site shooting.”

The hospital reported that “the shooter immediately fled the scene.”

For more information, CNN has been in touch with the Jefferson County Coroner and Birmingham Police.

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