Woman seriously injured in predawn shooting at Birmingham birthday gathering
Woman seriously injured in predawn shooting at Birmingham birthday gathering
An argument at an overnight birthday party ended in gunshots and left a woman with serious injuries in Birmingham.
North Precinct officers were dispatched at 5 a.m. Sunday to a report of a person shot at an apartment building in the 1900 block of 18th Place North.
Sgt. LaQuitta Wade said the preliminary investigation suggests a fight broke out between the woman and a man during the birthday gathering.
The suspect retrieved a gun and shot the victim, Wade said.
The woman is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The suspect is in custody.