an active shooter incident, scene is not secure, at least three patients. reporter: they were hosting a pot luck dinner when the suspect, 70-year-old robert smith who was attending the event opened fire. at some point he produced a handgun and began shooting. striking three victims. best estimate we have at this time for patients is going to be in the parish hall. shooter has been held. not secure. reporter: investigators say after opening fire, the suspect was held down by another person at the event. we can t get radio reception. multiple people down. reporter: police identifying the victims as 84-year-old walter rainy who died on the scene, and 75-year-old sarah i can t goer yager, and the ordeal leaving the community in disbelief. you see it in places you never been to, people you don t know, and then now you re
learned that three people were shot inside of a pot luck dinner at the church, and that the shooter was actually a 71-year-old man who according to police was an occasional attendee of church services. police here say that he pulled out a concealed handgun in the middle of the meeting and started firing, it was actually another parishioner or attendee there who subdued him, while police were able to arrive, not just vestavia hills but mutual aid from nearby police agencies as well and upon minutes upon arrival, they were able to get the subject under control. and apprehended. additionally another 84-year-old woman who is recovering right now, from injuries at the hospital. it is not clear what exactly her status is. we asked whether this is someone known to law enforcement. we asked if he obtained his firearm legally. they declined to answer those questions, before they walked out the door. the latest in vestavia hills,
chilling details today. we learned from the police that the person who committed this atrocity was inside of the pot luck dinner. a person of occasional attendance at the church who had been there for a period of time. this call came in 6:22 at night many the event started at 5:00. there was a man there, 71 years old, a concealed handgun. pulled it out in the middle of the event and started shooting. we learned that a fellow attendee there subdued that man as mutual aid was arriving and the police units arriving on scene. someone next to him held down the shooter until police could get in and detain him. no doubt saving lives. we asked the question to the captain today. he confirmed that. we are not getting a lot of information right now when it comes to motives or whether or not this was someone known by the church community or had previous encounters with police. the captain said this is part of the investigation. shock and awe at this point. i m standing downtown.
for kids between the ages of six months and four years old. the moderna vaccine has been authorized for children six months to five years old. so the decision now, it goes to the cdc for its review. that agency plans to review the fda s decision today. it s expected to vote on the findings this weekend. that means we could start seeing shots in little arms next week. two people are dead, another injured after a shooting inside a church near birmingham, alabama. parishioners were attending a pot luck dinner. we ll take you to the scene for an update on that investigation. first though, can that bipartisan group of senators come to a final agreement on a plan to strengthen gun laws in this country? we re going to take a look at the issue that is holding them up there. was a real sense of progress but right now, there s real frustration. where does it stand? that s next. tration. where does it stand? that s next. you re pretty particular about keeping a healthy body. what goes on it.
never intimidated and forever a trailblazer we thank you her for sitting down with us. ainsley: served our country. steve: historic. nice job, bryan. steve: carley joins us from studio m. good morning to you guys. good to see you. a fox news alert. answer that question later on. this tragic story here, two people are dead and another injured after a gunman opened fire at a pot luck dinner at an alabama church. the gunman entered the gathering just after 6:00 yesterday before shooting several people. he was quickly taken into custody. no motive has been determined. san francisco s notorious addiction services site will officially close at the end of the year. mayor london breed says $75,000 a month lease will not be renewed. the facility is said to have cost taxpayers over $19 million, treated just one in every 1,000