{"id":5109,"date":"2025-10-05T10:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T10:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=5109"},"modified":"2025-10-05T10:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T10:15:12","slug":"police-confirm-mass-casualty-incident-in-downtown-montgomery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=5109","title":{"rendered":"Police confirm &#8216;mass casualty incident&#8217; in downtown Montgomery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Montgomery police responded to a &#8220;mass casualty incident&#8221; early Sunday morning in the heart of downtown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The incident happened near the intersection of Bibb and Commerce streets. Police and other emergency workers were on the scene at about 1:30 a.m., and traffic was being diverted. Montgomery Police Department Lt. Tina McGriff said in a statement that people should avoid the scene.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">liqueur bottles litter the sidewalk at Bibb Street and Commerce Street following a shooting in downtown Montgomery, Ala., on early Sunday morning October 5, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police had not confirmed the number of casualties, the nature of the event or whether there was an immediate danger to the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The incident happened on a busy night in the city&#8217;s tourist district, hours after a football game between <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencemontgomeryal.org\/hbcu-classic-weekend\/morehousetuskegee-classic\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tuskegee University and Morehouse College;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Tuskegee University and Morehouse College<\/a>. The city debuted a Ferris wheel and other downtown attractions in conjunction with the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(<em>This is a breaking story and will be updated.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montgomeryadvertiser.com\/story\/news\/local\/2025\/10\/05\/montgomery-police-confirm-mass-casualty-incident-downtown\/86534114007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Montgomery police confirm 'mass casualty incident' downtown;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Montgomery police confirm &#8216;mass casualty incident&#8217; downtown<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/police-confirm-mass-casualty-incident-080259186.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montgomery police responded to a &#8220;mass casualty incident&#8221; early Sunday morning in the heart of downtown. The incident happened near the intersection of Bibb and Commerce streets. Police and other emergency workers were on the scene at about 1:30 a.m., and traffic was being diverted. Montgomery Police Department Lt. 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