A homicide investigation is underway in Birmingham after one person was killed and another injured during a shooting at a shopping center Friday afternoon.Birmingham Police Sgt. Rodarius Mauldin says officers responded to a shopping center at 9100 Parkway East around 3:48 p.m. Friday. Investigators believe an argument broke out inside one of the stores and then spilled out into the parking lot, where two people were shot. Both victims are believed to have been involved in the altercation.A male victim, now identified as 25-year-old Lazonathan Rhodes, of Birmingham, was taken to UAB Hospital where he later died. A second victim was transported by private vehicle to St. Vincent’s East with non-life threatening injuries.Multiple vehicles in the parking lot were struck by gunfire, but no businesses or bystanders were hit.Mauldin says one person is in custody and more people may be involved.No further details are available at this time. Grab the WVTM 13 app for the latest updates on this story.STREAM THE SCENEWVTM 13 on Facebook
A homicide investigation is underway in Birmingham after one person was killed and another injured during a shooting at a shopping center Friday afternoon.
Birmingham Police Sgt. Rodarius Mauldin says officers responded to a shopping center at 9100 Parkway East around 3:48 p.m. Friday. Investigators believe an argument broke out inside one of the stores and then spilled out into the parking lot, where two people were shot. Both victims are believed to have been involved in the altercation.
A male victim, now identified as 25-year-old Lazonathan Rhodes, of Birmingham, was taken to UAB Hospital where he later died. A second victim was transported by private vehicle to St. Vincent’s East with non-life threatening injuries.
Multiple vehicles in the parking lot were struck by gunfire, but no businesses or bystanders were hit.
Mauldin says one person is in custody and more people may be involved.
No further details are available at this time. Grab the WVTM 13 app for the latest updates on this story.
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