Two people were killed in a shooting at a church in Vestavia, Alabama. (Photo AP / Butch Dill)
Another shooting shocks the United States. This time the tragedy occurred in the city of Birmingham, in the state of Alabamawhere a man shot a small group of people who had gathered in a church and as a result left two dead and one wounded.
The shooting occurred in Episcopal Church of Santo Stefano of Vestavia Hills, a suburb located in Birmingham. At 6:22 pm (local time), a 911 call alerted a active shooter and quickly several agents went to the place, where managed to arrest the suspectaccording to local police captain, Shane Ware, at a press conference.
“From what we have gathered from the circumstances of tonight, a lone suspect walked into a small group gathered in the church and started shooting. Three people were hit by bullets, “he reconstructed.
In addition, he specified that two of the three victims died, while the rest was seriously injured and is hospitalized in a local hospital.
Several people gathered to pray near the church where a shooting resulted in two deaths in Alabama, United States. (Photo AP / Butch Dill)
He later claimed that the suspect has been arrested and that “there is no threat to the community at this time”. However, refused to provide information on the identity of the attacker, as well as failing to provide details about the people who lost their lives. However, it is expected to release these figures at a press conference on Friday morning.
Members of the FBI, the US Marshals Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also attended the crime scene.
Late at night, investigators were still in the area, which was cordoned off by yellow police tape, while patrol cars and firefighters blocked the road leading to the church. Near that place, people gathered pray for the victims
Regrets the shooting that resulted in two deaths at a church in Alabama, United States. (Photo AP / Butch Dill)
Reverend Kelley Hudlow, an Episcopal priest of the Diocese of Alabama, told the WBRC that both the church and the community were shocked by the shooting. “It is shocking. Saint Stephens is a community built on love, prayer and grace and it will unite, ” he lamented.
And he added: “We need everyone. Pray, think, meditate and send love to this community because we will need everything”.
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