13 injured in Montgomery mass shooting – WKRG News 5

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WKRG) — A shooting at a party in Alabama's state capitol left nine people shot and four others injured as they tried to flee the chaos.

According to Montgomery Police Chief John Hall, their officers responded to the intersection of North Pass Road and Alabama River Parkway and noticed two people suffering from gunshot wounds at the scene.

“At 1:48 a.m., MPD was dispatched to the shots fired call,” Hall said. “At 1:50 a.m., that call went from shots fired to a subject who had been shot, and on the first MPD, officers arrived at 1:55 a.m., so that was a response time of seven minutes from the time the calls arrived. center until we have MPD on site at North Pass.

He told a news conference that those two people were taken to the hospital and the other seven gunshot victims went to the hospital themselves.

Four other victims were injured, he said; three people were injured following a pedestrian and car accident and another person was injured by flying glass.

Chief Hall said 350 shell casings were recovered.

The FBI and ATF are assisting Montgomery police in their investigation, and Mayor Steven L. Reed says he is distressed to see another act of gun violence harm the residents of his city.

“We are certainly looking into who actually committed this crime, not only on the victims, but on the entire community,” Mayor Reed said. “This is something very serious and we are concerned for those who were injured. Our condolences go out to them and their families, but we must ensure that in our city there is a greater appreciation of life. We appreciate conflict resolution more, and we appreciate de-escalating situations more without drawing weapons.

According to Hall, any injuries from Sunday's shooting are not life-threatening.

The motive is unknown and no suspects are in custody.

Watch the city's press conference on their Facebook by clicking here.