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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Eight-year-old boy killed in crossfire; gunman opened fire on shoppers in Alabama mall leaving another three in hospital
2020-07-04
  • Royta Giles Jr. was shot in the head when at least one gunman started shooting inside the Riverchase Galleria, Hoover, near the food court

  • The little boy had been out shopping with his family Friday afternoon

  • He was rushed to hospital and pronounced dead soon after

  • A girl, an adult male and an adult female are still in hospital

  • Police would not firm if any suspects have been identified but said they are working on some promising leads

  • Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr blamed the incident on 'young people and guns', suggesting the victims were caught in the crossfire

  • The mall has been the site of at least two other high-profile fatal shootings

  • In 2018 a cop shot dead a black man, mistaking him for an earlier gunman

  • In 2019 a 20-year-old was shot and killed inside a car on the parking deck
Posted by:Skidmark

#5  Quick! Give the counselors guns and send them in!
Posted by: gorb   2020-07-04 20:07  

#4  I was living in Birmingham when it was built. Quite impressive. Fun to visit and many, many shops.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2020-07-04 11:14  

#3  Because no white supremacist shooter angle, "nothing to see here." Even the anti-gun crowd won't touch it.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-07-04 07:46  

#2  Just for the record, Hoover is part of the Birmingham, Alabama Metro area.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-07-04 07:32  

#1  One dead, 3 wounded. But since none of them were shot by the cops, it's all good, bro!
Posted by: SteveS   2020-07-04 01:52  

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