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1 killed, 5 wounded after peace rally in Alabama
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One person was killed and five others hurt Sunday night when gunfire erupted after a peace rally in Birmingham, Alabama, police said.
Police said up to 60 shots rang out at the Gate City public housing community about 8:25 p.m. Sunday, about an hour after a peace rally ended in a nearby park, according to AL.com.
Birmingham police spokesman Sgt. Bryan Shelton called all six victims "innocent bystanders." The five surviving victims were not wounded critically, he said.
Police have not revealed the identity of the person who was fatally shot, but witnesses told AL.com that his name was Bobby Clayton.
Witness Xavier Story, 23, told AL.com that Clayton was shot in the upper left side.
"I'm just shook up right now," Story said. "It's the scariest thing ever in my life."
