Deadly Mass Shooting Kills Four, Wounds 21 in Birmingham, Alabama

A mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, has left four people dead and at least 21 others wounded, according to authorities. No suspects have been taken into custody, and multiple gunmen are believed to be responsible.

A mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday night left four people dead and at least 21 others wounded, according to police. The incident occurred shortly after 11 p.m. in the 2000 block of Magnolia Avenue in the Five Points South area near the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

Two men and a woman were killed at the scene, while a fourth victim died at UAB Hospital, Birmingham Police told AL.com. Birmingham Fire and Rescue transported eight victims to the hospital, while four of those victims sustained life-threatening wounds. Many others also arrived at hospitals in private vehicles.

Deadly Mass Shooting Kills Four, Wounds 21 in Birmingham, Alabama

"This is a very tragic situation, and our hearts go out to the victims and their families," Birmingham Police Chief Patrick Smith said. "We are working diligently to investigate this incident and bring the perpetrators to justice."

No suspects have been taken into custody, and police believe multiple gunmen are responsible for the shooting.

Deadly Mass Shooting Kills Four, Wounds 21 in Birmingham, Alabama

"We are going to do everything we possibly can to uncover, identify and hunt down whoever was responsible for preying on our people," Officer Truman Fitzgerald told AL.com.

Streets in the area have been blocked off as police continue to investigate. Police have reached out to the FBI and ATF for assistance.

Deadly Mass Shooting Kills Four, Wounds 21 in Birmingham, Alabama

"We are working with our federal partners to bring all the resources necessary to investigate this incident," Smith said.

The shooting has shocked the Birmingham community and has raised concerns about violence in the city.

Deadly Mass Shooting Kills Four, Wounds 21 in Birmingham, Alabama

"This is a senseless tragedy," Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said. "We must come together as a community to address the issue of violence in our city."

The shooting is the latest in a series of mass shootings that have occurred across the United States in recent months. On July 4, a gunman opened fire on a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, killing seven people and wounding dozens more. On May 24, a gunman killed 21 people and wounded 17 others at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

The mass shootings have reignited calls for stricter gun control laws.

"We need to take action to prevent these senseless tragedies from happening again," Woodfin said. "We must do more to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and those who should not have them."