By Sara Higdon – The Post Millennial
On Friday, four people were injured in a shootout on I-59 in Birmingham, Alabama, after a group of individuals saw what they believed to be their stolen vehicle and started to follow it.
In a statement, Birmingham Officer Truman Fitzgerald said, that upon arrival at the scene, they found two males who had been shot and were transported to UAB hospital with life-threatening injuries, reports WPVI-TV. Two other males showed up at UAB Hospital and were part of this incident.
Discussing what led to the incident Fitzgerald said that one party saw what they thought was their stolen vehicle, and decided to confront the other group when the shootout ensued between the groups.
He noted that they believe “Every person who was shot had some involvement in the initial incident. Whether they were the party who thought they saw their stolen vehicle, or they were a party in the alleged stolen vehicle.” He added, “We have no persons that was not involved in the incident that has been shot.”
Discussing why the incident occurred he said, “It speaks to the breakdown in our society that we have.” Fitzgerald noted, “The issue lies with, we have such an on-site mentality going on in our community, where everyone wants to handle their issues right then and there.”
“If this was the case that this party saw their possible stolen vehicle, all they had to do was call 911. Our officers live for stuff like that,” he said. “That’s why we put on that uniform and that bullet-proof vest, to be put in those situations. But here you have someone that possibly took it upon themselves to confront a group, and now here you have a shootout on the interstate at 4:40 pm.”
One female was also taken in as a person of interest, and all four males are considered suspects at this time.
hahaa . 911 BALLS.. don’t handle things yourself! be afraid all the time . pOlice live for this stuff he said.. yeah they do! no interest in recovering stolen property but a high interest in shooting someone over …. nothing!!
yeah , those of us aware ,know its up to us to handle our own shit , because the ones that strap on the BP vests have no balls and only want to make it everyone’s problem rather then who is really the problem , so y ‘all can thank your useless ass selves for this as for making us all out to be your enemies , while you do a shit job acting like fake hero’s..cry me a river as to how y’all been made useless in todays world of Get Shit Done
If there was real polishlice doing their jobs in the first place crime prevention would be on top of the list.