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groundloop

(13,347 posts)
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 06:50 PM Sunday

2 killed, 12 injured, as gunfire erupts on the streets of Alabama's state capital [View all]

Source: ABC News

At least 14 people were shot, two fatally, including a teenage boy and a woman, at an intersection near downtown Montgomery, Alabama, late Saturday night, according to police.

At least five of the shooting victims were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, Montgomery Police Chief James Graboys said at a news conference on Sunday.

He said seven of the gunshot victims are under the age of 17, and that the youngest is 16.

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Graboys said that based on the preliminary investigation, the gunfire erupted when an individual targeted in the shooting returned fire. The chief said that once the shooting started, multiple people in the crowd pulled out weapons and opened fire, too.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/2-killed-12-injured-gunfire-erupts-streets-alabamas/story?id=126227205



Gee, maybe it's not a good thing that gunz are so readily available to everyone in the US.
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All Americans have been enrolled in the death by gun lottery. Irish_Dem Sunday #1
Yup, it's a grim lottery, and we're all signed up. Magoo48 Sunday #7
A reverse lottery. You win by not being selected. Irish_Dem Sunday #8
So when is the Orage Turd sending in the National Guard to Montgomery? LogDog75 Sunday #2
Given that Montgomery is nearly 60% black that seems like a real possibility. groundloop Sunday #5
Probably About The 12th of Never... COL Mustard Sunday #15
Gee..my very first thought. What are you waiting on Trump? Bengus81 Monday #20
what was that about an armed society being a polite society? DBoon Sunday #3
Dead people are markodochartaigh Sunday #6
Too many guns. Too many of wrong type of guns. Too many of the wrong people with guns. PufPuf23 Sunday #4
Gosh, maybe Donny Two-Dolls should send in Federal troops! n/t TygrBright Sunday #9
Live by the Gun MrWowWow Sunday #10
Sounds like TSF's war zone might be in Montgomery. sinkingfeeling Sunday #11
Send in the troops! Wage war on Montgomery! mwb970 Sunday #12
Will the guard be called out Blues Heron Sunday #13
Isn't Tubular Tommy running for guv? pfitz59 Sunday #14
Perhaps ICE can Invade "War Torn" Mongomery, Cha Monday #18
Two d**m many guns. riversedge Monday #16
This remind anyone else of Cha Monday #17
Polite society. Old Crank Monday #19
This incident is exactly what Gunners want their firearms for: self-protection maxsolomon Monday #21
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