<p>Four people were killed with more than 20 injured in a shooting in a nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama according to police and news reports, AP reported.</p>
<p>Multiple people on Saturday were shot on 20th Street near Magnolia Avenue in the Five Points, the Birmingham Police Department said in a social media post.</p>
<p>Birmingham Officer Truman Fitzgerald said 21 people were wounded in the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/buzz/article/renowned-eye-surgeon-dr-cyres-mehta-strikes-gold-at-national-shooting-championship-2262" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">shooting</a> that occurred shortly after 11 pm in the 2000 block of Magnolia Avenue South, AP reported.</p>
<p>Fitzgerald said there were "dozens of gunshot <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/us-four-killed-nine-wounded-in-georgia-high-school-shooting-23387048" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">victims</a>" and at least four had "life-threatening" injuries, AP reported.</p>
<p>Three people were declared dead at the site by Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service, while a fourth was declared deceased at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, according to AP.</p>
<p>According to the police, two men and a woman were among the victims discovered dead at the scene.</p>
<p>Other victims were transported to <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/thane-9-rescued-from-eye-hospital-on-11th-floor-fertility-clinic-unaffected-23395555" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">hospitals</a> in private vehicles, police told AP.</p>
<p>The Birmingham police did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press seeking additional information.</p>
<p>Birmingham's Five Points South neighbourhood is home to a variety of entertainment venues, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai-guide/things-to-do/article/the-inheritance-of-flavours-23395457" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">restaurants</a>, and clubs, and it is frequently crowded on Saturday nights.</p>
<p>According to AP, police said there were no immediate arrests.</p>
<p>"We will do everything we possibly can to make sure we uncover, identify and hunt down whoever is responsible for preying on our people this morning," Fitzgerald told WBMA, AP reported.</p>
<p>(With inputs from AP)</p><p>
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Fitzgerald said there were "dozens of gunshot victims" and at least four had "life-threatening" injuries, AP reported.


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Multiple people on Saturday were shot on 20th Street near Magnolia Avenue in the Five Points, the Birmingham Police Department said in a social media post.

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