gun violence

One person is under arrested following a shooting during the Homecoming celebration at Tuskegee that killed one and injured sixteen others. Investigators say not all of the victims were hurt by gunfire.

An Alabama police chief announced plans to retire, just over a month after a mass shooting renewed scrutiny of the department's efforts to quell surging gun violence and homicides.

Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin joined President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris this week in the East Room of the White House to address gun violence in America. He highlighted the impact of gun violence in light of a mass shooting that happened Saturday at Hush Lounge.

A mass shooting killed four people and wounded seventeen others in a popular nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, with many of the victims caught in the crossfire, police said Sunday

Four people were fatally shot, and at least nine others were wounded in the latest mass killing in the U.S. That happened Wednesday at Apalachee High School, near Atlanta. Police say a teenager has been arrested and will be charged with murder. It was the country's 30th mass killing this year, including three in Alabama, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University

The City of Mobile recently announced a new partnership with the University Hospital and the Mobile County Health Department aimed at reducing violent crimes.

The Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to reduce violent crime in the U.S., launching a specialized gun intelligence center in Chicago and expanding task forces to curb carjackings. Alabama will be part of that effort.

Mobile City Councilman Cory Penn and Mobile's Executive Director of Public Safety, Rob Lasky, will host a second public forum focused on violence prevention on Saturday, March 2.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has yet to announce any arrests in the weekend shooting in Dadeville that killed four and left thirty two people injured. The latest from ALEA is that special agents were still gathering and examining information.

Alabama officials are renewing calls for the public to aid in their investigation of a fatal shooting. The attack occurred at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Dadeville Saturday night. Local authorities gave no indication of any arrests in the case.