One Dead, Eight Wounded in Shooting After Alabama Game

WHO:

CBS News - Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett described the shooting as a “completely senseless act of violence” and said he was “very grateful that more people weren't injured.”

CBS News - Police spokesperson De'Rell Freeman said one person was detained and taken to police headquarters for questioning.

ESPN - Freeman said one injured person was in critical condition and seven others were stable.

CBS News - Alabama State and Alabama A&M are historically Black universities and archrivals.

CBS News - Alabama State coach Eddie Robinson Jr., a former NFL linebacker and school alumnus, proposed creating a Hall of Fame for the Magic City Classic.

CBS News - In Newark, Delaware, police Lt. Greg D’Elia said six people were shot and transported to hospitals for treatment.

WHAT:

CBS News - A shooting after the Magic City Classic killed one person and injured eight others.

ESPN - Police said one person was killed and eight were wounded; one injured person was in critical condition and the other seven were stable.

Newsweek - Reported that one person was killed and nine others were injured in the shooting.

CBS News - Freeman said “multiple weapons” had been found and secured.

CBS News - Alabama A&M won the game, 31–28; nearly 70,000 fans attended.

CBS News - Three shootings in Dallas left four people dead and five injured.

CBS News - A separate shooting in Newark injured six people; a stretch of Main Street was closed for several hours.

WHERE:

CBS News - The shooting occurred near Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, along Graymont Avenue, where vendors were set up.

CBS News - The Dallas shootings occurred in the downtown Deep Ellum neighborhood.

CBS News - The Newark shooting occurred near the University of Delaware campus.

WHEN:

CBS News - The Birmingham shooting followed the annual Magic City Classic football game.

CBS News - The Newark shooting occurred shortly after 11:10 p.m.

CBS News - The Magic City Classic has been played for more than 100 years.

WHY:

CBS News - Pickett said the circumstances of the Birmingham shooting were unclear and urged the community to address violence, saying it occurs “all over the nation.”

HOW:

CBS News - Most spectators and families had left the stadium property before shots were fired nearby.

ESPN - The Magic City Classic is an annual matchup between Alabama A&M and Alabama State, billed as the country’s largest historically Black college and university football game.

A shooting near Birmingham’s Magic City Classic killed one person and injured eight others. One victim remains critical; police detained someone for questioning and secured multiple weapons. Alabama A&M beat Alabama State, 31 to 28, before nearly 70,000 fans.