Victims identified in mass shooting that killed 4 and injured 10 at Birmingham nightclub

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Birmingham Police Department has released the identities of four people who were killed in a shooting Saturday evening.

The incident happened at a privately owned nightclub at 3400 27th Street N.

At 11:08 p.m., North Precinct officers were dispatched on a call of multiple people shot.

Officers arrived and found multiple people suffering from gunshot wounds both inside and outside the nightclub.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue Services arrived and pronounced 39-year-old Stevie McGhee, who they found on a sidewalk outside the building, dead.

BFRS also found two women, Markeisha Gettings, (42), and Angela Weatherspoon, (56), inside the nightclub. Both were pronounced dead.

While police were on scene, multiple gunshot victims began arriving at UAB by BFRS personnel and personal vehicles.

UAB hospital staff pronounced one of the victims, 24-year-old Lerandus Anderson, dead.

According to Officer Truman Fitzgerald, at least 10 people are receiving treatment for gunshot wounds at UAB Hospital. Their conditions range from stable to critical.

The preliminary investigation suggests there was a birthday party being held at the nightclub. BPD believes an altercation ensued inside the club. At some point after the altercation (the time frame is currently unknown), at least one suspect drove by in a vehicle and fired shots from the street into the nightclub.

Detectives are working to determine if the shooting stemmed from the altercation.

No one is in custody at this time.

This was the second shooting in less than six hours where multiple people were killed. Three others were killed in a shooting on Indian Summer Dr earlier Saturday evening.

BPD asks anyone with information pertaining to either case to call them at 205-254-1764 or remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.

We will update this story as more information becomes available.

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