Two were killed and four Birmingham, Alabama, police officers were hospitalized following a shooting at an apartment building Sunday that stemmed from an argument over a dog, police said.
Birmingham Police Sgt. Rod Mauldin said at a press conference that officers responded to a call at around 6:30 a.m. about a man and a woman who were shot at the 1000 block of Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard. The man was found unresponsive on the sidewalk and pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was taken to a nearby medical facility, where she was later pronounced dead.
Mauldin said the cause of the shooting was an altercation with another male individual over a dog. Authorities said the suspect responsible for the shooting was a white male wearing a red shirt and overalls.
POLICE DEPARTMENT LEFT IN ‘SHOCK’ AFTER JURY CONVICTS OFFICER OF MURDERING AN ARMED SUICIDAL MAN
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Police obtained a warrant to enter the man’s apartment on 18th Street South in Southside and were met with gunfire at the location.
Officers returned fire and killed the suspect, but all four were wounded in the process. Two officers were shot, while the other two were grazed by gunfire. All four officers are expected to recover from their injuries.
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Department officials said the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation is leading an investigation into the shooting.
The Washington Examiner reached out to BPD but did not immediately receive a response.
