Two Dead, 14 Injured After Gunfire Erupts in Following College Football Game in Alabama [WATCH]

At least two people were killed and 14 others were injured in a mass shooting in Montgomery on Saturday night, according to Alabama authorities.

A woman was among those killed, and at least two of the injured were children, one of whom suffered life-threatening injuries, Montgomery Police Department (MPD) Chief James Graboys told the Montgomery Advertiser.

MASS SHOOTING last night in Montgomery Alabama. Rival gangs shoot at each other downtown.

14 Shot. 2 Dead. CRAZINESS.

The shooting occurred shortly after a football game between Tuskegee University and Morehouse College. pic.twitter.com/RiuqzCIsek

— JLR© (@JLRINVESTIGATES) October 5, 2025

The shooting occurred in the city’s downtown tourist district shortly after the football game between Tuskegee University and Morehouse College, two historically black universities.

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Ahead of the game, the area featured fairground attractions including a ferris wheel and other rides that drew large crowds.

Chief Graboys said the violence began around 11:30 p.m. when a fight broke out between two rival groups.

That confrontation escalated into what police described as a running gun battle in a crowded area, and bystanders were struck.

“This was two parties involved that were basically shooting at each other in the middle of a crowd,” he said, as reported by AL.com, adding that the shooters “did not care about the people around them when they did it.”

As of early Sunday, no arrests had been announced. Twelve of the 14 injured remained hospitalized.

“In total, three victims remain in life-threatening condition, and nine sustained non-life-threatening injuries,” MPD Lt. Tina McGriff told the Montgomery Advertiser.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed said officers were already deployed in the immediate vicinity when the first shots were fired.

Police were patrolling “within 50 feet of both sides” of the scene when the shooting started, Reed told WSFA. He added a message to residents and visitors: “We’re praying for the victims of this atrocity. We’re praying for their families, their friends. We’re praying for our city. Thousands of people have been in the city this weekend, and it only took one or two to change the entire outcome.”

Investigators are asking for public assistance to identify those responsible.

“We are urging anyone with information related to this incident to come forward. Even the smallest detail could be critical to helping investigators identify those responsible,” Lt. McGriff said.

Crime statistics place Montgomery among U.S. cities with higher crime rates. Data compiled by CrimeGrade.com lists Montgomery in the top 10 percent for high crime rates among American cities.

City and state leaders have debated how to reduce violence while maintaining routine policing and community events downtown.

In her February State of the State address, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said she would expand the Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit operating in the Montgomery region.

The unit brings together personnel from the Montgomery Police Department, the Montgomery Sheriff’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Alabama Attorney General’s Office.

State officials described the effort as a way to coordinate resources among local and federal agencies for targeted enforcement.

In August, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville said he would support deploying the National Guard to Montgomery and Birmingham to address crime in the two cities.

Mayor Reed has argued that Guard support is not needed in Montgomery. He has pointed to local data showing reductions in violent and nonviolent crime, as well as declines in non-fatal shootings, during the first half of 2025.

“Montgomery is not a battlefield. It is a city of families, faith and future. The people of this community deserve solutions rooted in partnership, not political soundbites,” he said at a June press conference, as reported by the Alabama Reflector.

Authorities have not released information about the identities of the shooters or the victims, and police did not immediately provide details on the types of firearms used.

Detectives are reviewing surveillance video from the area and interviewing witnesses who were downtown for the game and the attractions.

Anyone who was in the vicinity around 11:30 p.m. and saw the initial altercation or the exchange of gunfire is being asked to contact investigators.

City officials said additional patrols would remain downtown as the investigation continues.

Police asked businesses near the scene to preserve any security camera footage from Saturday night that could aid the case. Further updates from MPD are expected as officers gather evidence and confirm victim conditions with area hospitals.