We are all getting so sick and tired of these senseless mass shootings that are in the headlines more and more. This past weekend in Birmingham, Alabama, 4 people were killed and 17 injured after gunfire erupted in an entertainment district in Birmingham, Alabama, on the sidewalk outside Hush, a popular hookah and cigar lounge.
According reports a vehicle pulled up next to the venue, and several shooters got out, firing converted “fully automatic” weapons into the crowd outside the lounge.
Police say only one person was targeted in the assault that took place not far from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Authorities believe this was a murder-for-hire plot … though, the target for the attack was not identified. It’s assumed one of the deceased was the intended target.
According to Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond:
“Someone was willing to pay money to have that person killed.”
The four that were killed in the mass shooting, 1 woman and 3 men, are identified as Anitra Holloman, 21; Tahj Booker, 27; Carlos McCain, 27; and Roderick Lynn Patterson Jr., 26.
Police are offering a $50,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest as the hunt continues for a group of attackers after a deadly shooting in the US city of Birmingham, Alabama.
We will be keeping the families of the victims and the community uplifted in our prayers.
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