Police: 2 dead, 1 hurt in church shooting; suspect detained
Associated PressVESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. — A lone suspect fired on a small group meeting at a suburban church near one of Alabama’s major cities Thursday evening, fatally wounding two people and injuring a third before being taken into custody, authorities said. He said officers rushed to the church after dispatchers got a call reporting an active shooter at the church at 6:22 p.m. “From what we’ve gathered from the circumstances of this evening, a lone suspect entered a small church group meeting and began shooting. He added that a suspect was in custody and that there was “no threat to the community at this time.” At an earlier briefing, Ware had initially said one person died and two others wounded in the shooting had been hospitalized. Though she said she was glad to hear the suspect was in custody, she wrote: “This should never happen — in a church, in a store, in the city or anywhere.” Vestavia Hills is a residential community just southeast of Birmingham, one of Alabama’s two most populous cities.
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