Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 16 Jun 2022, 08:55 pm Print
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Birmingham: At least one person died during a shooting at a church in Birmingham city in the US state of Alabama on Thursday, media reports said.
"It has been reported to us that three people were shot during the incident inside of the church," Capt. Shane Ware with the Vestavia Hills Police Department told CNN.
"Unfortunately, one of the persons that was shot is deceased," Shane told the newspaper.
The shooting occured in St. Stephens Episcopal Church which is located in Vestavia Hills region.
Shane Ware said two injured people were rushed to hospital for treatment.
However, no details about their health were mentioned.
According to reports, a suspect has been taken into custody.
Police have not revealed any details about the suspect so far.
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