Shooting In Pratt City Leaves Victim With Grave Injuries

BIRMINGHAM, AL - A shooting Wednesday in the Pratt City community of Birmingham left one victim with life-threatening injuries. Police do not have a suspect in the shooting.

A report by Alabama Media Group said the incident occurred just before 1 p.m. Wednesday at the 200 block of Avenue U in Pratt City. Birmingham police Sgt. Johnny Williams said dispatchers first received a call of shots fired, and then received another report of someone injured.

Police arrived at the scene and found a man lying in a grassy median in the middle of a busy Pratt City business district. The man was rushed to UAB Hospital. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Patch morning newsletter.)

Investigators marked at least two shell casings on Second Street, and detectives were canvassing the area for possible witnesses, surveillance video, and anything else that could provide clues in the probe.

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