ALABAMA — At least two police officers were injured when gunfire broke out near a hotel in downtown Birmingham Wednesday evening.
One officer was confirmed shot and the suspect is reportedly dead. Other officers were injured.
The incident may have originated as a police pursuit.
The officer who was struck by gunfire was rushed to UAB Hospital in a colleague’s patrol car — condition unknown.
Alabama Local News reported: There is a massive police presence in downtown Birmingham, including officers with rifles and bulletproof vests.
Police have ordered all pedestrians within a several block radius of the Redmont Hotel on 5th Avenue North and 22nd Street North to find shelter.
Birmingham Police all over Richard Arrrington Jr. Blvd. Working to get more information pic.twitter.com/KxMvnQioOs
— Erin Kelly (@ErinWVTM13) July 18, 2019
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