Aiexpress – Police in Birmingham, Alabama, are investigating a quadruple homicide. Officers responded to a report of several shots fired on Friday afternoon and discovered four unresponsive victims on the ground near an open lot, according to a news release from the Birmingham Police Department. All four had evident gunshot wounds.
The four men were identified as Terrell Edwards, 38; Kevin McGhee, 38; Cortez Ray, 32; and Talton Tate, 36. Edwards, Ray, and Tate were pronounced dead at the spot. McGhee was transferred to UAB Hospital with what authorities characterized as life-threatening injuries and died there.
The police stated that they suspect one or more of the victims were targeted. The four males were at a neighborhood car wash when an unknown suspect opened fire on them, according to authorities.
Police stated no one was in custody, but anyone with information regarding the shooting should contact the Birmingham Police Department.
“It’s really disgusting that these things continue to happen in our city over and over again, and people have got to learn other ways to resolve their conflicts or come to some kind of resolution other than resorting to gunfire,” Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond told CBS affiliate WIAT. “It disrupts the entire neighborhood over here. It’s just really upsetting for us as law enforcement personnel working to make Birmingham a better place for all of its residents.”
The shooting brings the total number of murder investigations in Birmingham to 12 this year, according to the police.
