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Off-duty cop among 5 wounded in fatal shooting at Ala. motorcycle club

One person died in the shooting that injured several others, including a Birmingham police officer

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One person was killed and an off-duty police officer was injured in a shooting at a motorcycle club in Alabama, authorities said.

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By Peter Sblendorio
New York Daily News

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A shooting at an Alabama motorcycle club late Saturday left one person dead and at least five others injured, including an off-duty police officer, authorities said.

Cops arrived at Birmingham’s #1 Stunnas Motorcycle Club shortly before midnight after receiving a report of a shooting, said Sgt. Rodarius Mauldin of the Birmingham Police Department.

“When they arrived, they discovered multiple people suffering from gunshot wounds,” Mauldin said in a video statement.

The person kinydailynews.com/news/national/ny-shooting-alabama-motorcycle-club-off-duty-officer-20200809-yfrmy6j2hvalnexemki7m2fy7y-story.htmllled in the incident was pronounced dead after being taken to a local hospital.

Police have not released the conditions of the five people injured in the shooting. The off-duty cop who was wounded at the club is a member of the Birmingham Police Department, and was at the venue as a patron, police said.

The Alabama Bureau of Investigation is now leading the probe into what occurred at the club.

Officials have not released a motive or named a suspect. The identities of the victims have not been released.

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