Sun. Dec 22nd, 2024

A double shooting in Birmingham, Alabama late Sunday night left a 43-year-old Birmingham woman dead and a man injured.

The shooting happened just after 10:30 p.m. in the 600 block of Ninth Street North, which is in the area of at least one club.

Sgt. Rod Mauldin said officers responded to scene on a report of two people shot. When they arrived, the found a male and Yalunda Watts Young on the ground, both wounded by gunfire.

The victims were taken to UAB Hospital, where Young was later pronounced dead. Police radio traffic indicated Young had been shot in the head area and the male in the shoulder, but police have not officially confirmed that information.

Mauldin said the preliminary investigation suggests both victims were leaving an establishment when shots were fired at them.

“It is believed the victims were targeted,’’ Mauldin said, “however a motive has not been established.’’

No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.

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By Buffy Gunner

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