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Two people were killed and 12 others were hurt Saturday night during a shootout in downtown Montgomery, Alabama.
Police were still combing through evidence and interviewing potential suspects Sunday.
Here’s what’s known about the shooting:
Montgomery mass shooting
What they're saying:
"This was two parties involved that were basically shooting at each other in the middle of a crowd," Montgomery Police Chief James Graboys told reporters near the scene.
The shooters, he said, "did not care about the people around them when they did it."
He described it as a mass shooting.
What we know:
Police were called around 11:30 p.m. Saturday to a crowded downtown nightlife district. The shooting began when someone targeted one of the 14 victims, prompting multiple people to pull their own weapons and start firing back, Graboys said.
Two people were killed in the shooting, and 12 others were injured.
Those killed were a 43-year-old woman and a 17-year-old male. Seven of the 14 victims were under 20, and the youngest was 16, Graboys said.
Five of the wounded were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, including a juvenile, Montgomery police said.
What we don't know:
Police didn’t have information yet about the suspected shooters.
It was also not clear yet how many people had fired or what kinds of weapons had been used.
Exact ages and identities of the victims were also not yet given.
Local perspective:
It was a particularly busy weekend in Montgomery, with Alabama State University’s homecoming football game that day at Hornet Stadium, the Alabama National Fair ongoing at Garrett Coliseum and the Tuskegee University-Morehouse College rivalry football game having just ended at nearby Cramton Bowl.
Police patrols were nearby when the shooting began. One officer was so quick to arrive on the scene that he transported a victim to the hospital before an ambulance arrived, Graboys said.
The Source: Information in this article was taken from remarks given to reporters by Montgomery Police Chief James Graboys, as reported by The Associated Press. This story was reported from Detroit.