Another 'Random Shooting' Reported In Metro Area

HOMEWOOD, AL - A car traveling near I-65 in the Homewood area Wednesday was hit by gunfire from a car that pulled up beside the victims on Lakeshore Boulevard. No one was injured in the incident, but one victim reported that her jacked was pierced by a bullet.

A report by Alabama Media Group said a vehicle with three people inside was traveling on Lakeshore Boulevard and turning left onto I-65. As they were on the ramp leading to the interstate, they noticed a vehicle behind them that pulled alongside them and fired three rounds into the BMW.

Homewood detectives are in contact with Birmingham police and Jefferson County’s Metro Area Crime Center to see if there is any possible link to two similar shootings one week ago that killed a Birmingham man in one incident and grazed a 14-year-old girl in a separate incident.

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Social media has been active with reports by Birmingham residents of random gunfire in several neighborhoods. Although unconfirmed, the posts have prompted the Birmingham Police Department to place extra patrol on the streets.

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Homewood ppolice said the victims Wednesday night gave a description of a black or dark gray Nissan Altima with multiple black males inside. This has been consistent with other reports of random shootings in the metro area.

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