Two men are dead and two more were rushed to area hospitals after four males were shot at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Hueytown around 6 p.m. Friday. Police pronounced two of the victims dead at the scene, while the other two were transported for treatment with their conditions not released.
According to WBMA, Hueytown police confirmed that all four victims were male and that the shooting unfolded at the park in the early evening hours. The station reported that investigators have not released additional details about what led to the violence, and the circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation.
Few Details Released So Far
As of now, authorities have not identified the victims or disclosed their ages, and no information about a suspect, arrest, or motive has been made public. The outlet's report characterized the situation as a developing story, with police continuing to withhold further information while the investigation proceeds.
It remains unclear how the shooting began or what, if any, relationship existed among the four people who were shot. No charges or arrests connected to this incident have been announced.
Hueytown Has Seen Other Shootings This Year
This is not the first shooting to draw police to Hueytown in recent months. In August, officers responded to several calls about shots fired around 12:45 p.m. in the 2400 block of 22nd Street, a separate incident reported by al.com. Investigators in that case determined the two wounded men had been injured at the 22nd Street location rather than at nearby River Square, where no shots were fired, and both were taken to UAB Hospital with injuries described as not life-threatening.
In a separate case at River Square Plaza, Hueytown police said a 16-year-old suspect was arrested in Gadsden on Feb. 12, according to abc3340.com. Detectives later obtained multiple felony warrants against the juvenile, including two counts of attempted murder, and he was being charged as an adult due to the severity of the crime.
Shootings at Hueytown-area parks are not unprecedented either. Back in April 2019, a 21-year-old man was shot while sitting in his vehicle at Rock Creek Park near Concord and was taken to an undisclosed hospital, al.com reported at the time.
No further updates have been released on the condition of the two hospitalized victims from Friday's shooting, and police have not said when more information might be shared. Hoodline will update this story as additional details become available.
