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Birmingham officials say two shootings near Legion Field left 9 victims

Mayor Randall Woodfin said two Saturday night shootings near Legion Field left one person dead and eight injured, with a 17-year-old in custody, local outlets reported.

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said Sunday that two shootings near Legion Field after Saturday’s Magic City Classic left nine people shot, including one person who died2,3.

Woodfin said the first shooting happened outside the stadium perimeter and tailgate area, where six people were shot2,3. Less than eight minutes later, he said, a second shooting across the street near vendors on Graymont Avenue left three people shot2,3.

WVTM 13 reported that Woodfin told a Sunday afternoon news conference that police and first responders were called to two scenes minutes apart near Legion Field and that a person was in custody1.

The Jefferson County coroner identified the person killed as Dre’Shawn Te’Verious Thomas, 19, of Birmingham, ABC 33/40 reported5. The coroner’s report said he was shot in the 400 block of Graymont Avenue West at 7:51 p.m. Oct. 31 and pronounced dead at the scene at 8:24 p.m., and that the death is being investigated as a homicide5.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue Chief Cory Moon said crews were dispatched to Graymont Avenue and Third Street West around 7:55 p.m. and that one patient was pronounced dead at the scene, The Birmingham Times reported3. ABC 33/40 said fire crews treated more than 50 people, including the nine who were shot, and that victims ranged in age from 19 to about 302,5.

Accounts of the other victims’ conditions were not fully aligned. Woodfin said one person was fighting for their life and seven others were injured3. ABC 33/40 later reported that Police Chief Michael Pickett said one of eight surviving victims was in critical condition and seven had injuries that were not life-threatening5. The same outlet said officials at Sunday’s briefing did not give a consistent medical breakdown2.

WBRC reported that police were first called to the 400 block of Graymont Avenue around 7:50 p.m., recovered multiple firearms, detained one person for questioning, and said no officers or first responders were injured4. At Sunday’s briefing, Woodfin said a person — described by The Birmingham Times as a 17-year-old — was in custody on a 48-hour hold with a firearm fitted with a Glock conversion switch, was not affiliated with Alabama A&M or Alabama State, and that investigators believe more than one suspect was involved2,3. No charges were announced2.

Police asked the public for video and said other agencies, including the FBI’s Birmingham office, assisted, according to WBRC4. Woodfin said the shootings happened after the Classic and outside its events2,3. Motive and any link between the two scenes were not established in the accounts reviewed.

Sources

  1. WVTM 13Birmingham mayor says there were two shooting scenes near Legion Field Saturday
  2. ABC 33/40Birmingham officials say two shootings near Legion Field left 9 victims
  3. The Birmingham Times‘We Can’t Normalize This Violence’: City Officials Provide Updates on Magic City Classic Weekend Shootings
  4. WBRC9 shot, 1 killed in shooting after Magic City Classic
  5. ABC 33/4019-year-old identified as victim killed in Legion Field mass shooting

How it’s being reported

4 sources

First reported by WBRCWBRC

Where they agree

  • Two shootings occurred Saturday night near Legion Field after the Magic City Classic.
  • Nine people were shot; one died and eight were injured.
  • The first scene was associated with the area outside the tailgate/perimeter; the second with Graymont Avenue vendors, minutes apart.
  • Someone was detained or placed on a hold; no charges were announced in these accounts.

Where they differ

Condition of surviving victims

Side by side

Each outlet's article broken down by our newsroom, in our own words. To read what they wrote, use the button under each one.

WVTM 13WVTM 13

Birmingham mayor says there were two shooting scenes near Legion Field Saturday

Leads with what someone said.

Short Sunday briefing note: Woodfin said first responders were called to two scenes minutes apart near Legion Field and that a person was in custody.

Leaves out Casualty counts, victim identity, ages, and whether more than one suspect is sought

Leads with what someone said.

What it reports

  • Woodfin and other city leaders held a Sunday afternoon news conference.
  • Woodfin said a person was in custody.

Leaves out Casualty counts, victim identity, ages, and whether more than one suspect is sought

ABC 33/40ABC 33/40

Birmingham officials say two shootings near Legion Field left 9 victims

Two scenes eight minutes apart and more than one suspect

Sunday briefing: Woodfin said nine people were shot in two incidents after the Magic City Classic, with one dead and a juvenile on a 48-hour hold.

Leaves out The name of the person killed

Two scenes eight minutes apart and more than one suspect

What it reports

  • Woodfin said the first shooting, outside the stadium perimeter and tailgate area, left six people shot.
  • A second shooting less than eight minutes later near Graymont Avenue vendors left three people shot.
  • Victims ranged from 19 to about 30; fire crews treated more than 50 people, including the nine who were shot.
  • One person was in custody on a 48-hour hold with a firearm that had a Glock conversion switch; Woodfin said the person was not affiliated with Alabama A&M or Alabama State.
  • Investigators believe more than one suspect was involved; no charges were announced.

Leaves out The name of the person killed

Same copy also at: ABC 33/40

The Birmingham TimesThe Birmingham Times

‘We Can’t Normalize This Violence’: City Officials Provide Updates on Magic City Classic Weekend Shootings

Officials’ statements that the violence should not define the Classic

Sunday press conference account of two post-Classic shootings, one death, and a 17-year-old on a 48-hour hold.

Leaves out The victim’s name

Officials’ statements that the violence should not define the Classic

What it reports

  • The shootings followed the 85th Magic City Classic and left one person dead and eight injured.
  • The first shooting was outside the tailgate area with six people injured; the second, less than eight minutes later on Graymont Avenue near food vendors, involved three victims.
  • Fire Chief Cory Moon said crews were dispatched to Graymont Avenue and Third Street West around 7:55 p.m.; one patient was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • A 17-year-old with a gun fitted with a Glock switch was in custody on a 48-hour hold and was not affiliated with Alabama A&M or Alabama State.
  • Woodfin said the investigation was ongoing.

Leaves out The victim’s name

WBRCWBRC

9 shot, 1 killed in shooting after Magic City Classic

Initial police response on Graymont Avenue and a request for video

Police said nine people were shot and one was killed after the Classic, with a person detained and multiple firearms recovered.

Leaves out The two-scene timeline given at Sunday’s briefing and the victim’s name

Initial police response on Graymont Avenue and a request for video

What it reports

  • Police were first called to the 400 block of Graymont Avenue around 7:50 p.m. Saturday.
  • Officials said multiple firearms were recovered and one person was detained for questioning.
  • No officers or first responders were injured.
  • Police said they received help from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Vestavia Hills police, FBI Birmingham, ALEA, and the U.S. attorney’s office.
  • Police asked the public for video from the scene.

Leaves out The two-scene timeline given at Sunday’s briefing and the victim’s name