1 dead, off-duty police officer among 5 injured in shooting at Alabama motorcycle club
A shooting at an Alabama motorcycle club late Saturday left one person dead and at least five others injured, including an off-duty police officer, authorities said.
Cops arrived at Birmingham’s #1 Stunnas Motorcycle Club shortly before midnight after receiving a report of a shooting, said Sgt. Rodarius Mauldin of the Birmingham Police Department.
“When they arrived, they discovered multiple people suffering from gunshot wounds,” Mauldin said in a video statement.
The person killed in the incident was pronounced dead after being taken to a local hospital.
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Police have not released the conditions of the five people injured in the shooting. The off-duty cop who was wounded at the club is a member of the Birmingham Police Department, and was at the venue as a patron, police said.
The Alabama Bureau of Investigation is now leading the probe into what occurred at the club.
Officials have not released a motive or named a suspect. The identities of the victims have not been released.