Updated: 10:26 AM CDT Apr 6, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital UPDATE: The victim killed in the Easter Sunday shooting at W.C. Patton Park in Birmingham has been identified as 32-year-old Areyelle Yarbrough, of Bessemer.More details released by Birmingham PD on Twitter Monday night say Yarbrough was found on the ground outside of the passenger door of her vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene.BPD says one adult and four children ranging from five years old to 17 years old were injured in the shootout. Two of the children were transported to Children s of Alabama by Birmingham Fire and Rescue. The other two were taken to local hospitals by private vehicles. All five surviving victims are in stable condition.Investigators say the shooting appears to have stemmed from an altercation between two groups of males, which then escalated to the shooting in the crowded park where over 30 rounds were fired.Police believe there were multiple shooters. No arrests have been mad
Updated: 8:11 AM CST Feb 12, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital UPDATE: The Jefferson County Sheriff s Office says a 16-year-old and 15-year-old were shot in Center Point Wednesday night.The sheriff s office shared this update on Thursday: At approximately 8:00 PM on February 11, 2021, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the intersections of 6th Street NW and 15th Court NW, in response to a call that a 16 year old juvenile had been shot. Shortly after their arrival at the scene, Deputies were informed that a second juvenile was being treated at St. Vincent’s East for a gunshot wound. The second juvenile was discovered to be 15 years old. It was reported that the shooting had also occurred on the Northwest side of Centerpoint. It was initially unknown if the shootings were related After further investigation, it was discovered that the two shootings occurred at the same location. According to reports, a male was seen in the area leaning into a vehicle