A 16-year-old Alabama girl was shot and killed early Wednesday morning in Birmingham, another person was sent to the hospital.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the teenager as Jada Mahogany White. Police say White was a student at Jackson-Olin High School.
Birmingham Police and the Birmingham Fire and Rescue responded to 30th Street Ensley between Avenue E and F Birmingham around 2:30 a.m.
Police say White died at the scene. A male and another female was at the scene with gunshot wounds as well. They were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to BPD, the three individuals go into a disagreement with another separate party. Police believe the other party is responsible for the shooting, but no one is currently in custody.
“The message that we have launched our curfew campaign, not as an enforcement measure, but as an education tool. One of our biggest fears is that we’ve seen so many tragedies take place where our youth are out at all times of the morning and all times of the night. We’re so sad that, if our victim is a juvenile, we have lost another young life in our city. Our hearts go out to their parents because I can only imagine what they’re going through.”
If anyone has any information, Birmingham police are asking that they call them directly.
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