3 teens, baby shot at Cathedral of the Cross carnival
 Four young people -- three teenagers and a baby -- were injured by gunfire tonight at a festival at Cathedral of the Cross A.O.H. Church of God on Center Point Parkway, authorities said. Chief Deputy Randy Christian of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said the injuries were non-life threatening. A pregnant woman was also taken to the hospital for minor injuries she received when she was knocked to the ground by people running from the gunfire. The shooting happened just before 9:30 p.m. A 10-year-old was briefly missing but was later found unharmed at a nearby restaurant. Five people have been taken into custody for questioning, Christian said. Center Point Fire Chief Donnie West said the shooting victims were three teenagers and a child under the age of one. The older three victims were taken to UAB Hospital, the youngest Children's of Alabama. Approximately 900 people were at the carnival at the time - 800 inside the event and 100 waiting in line to get in. Authorities said it appeared a fight broke out inside the carnival, and gunfire followers. It wasn't immediately clear how many people were shooting. Felicia Stubbs was at the carnival with four of her children when the shots rang out. "I panicked.I couldn't breathe," Stubbs said. "I saw my 5-year-old and then I didn't. You either jumped the fence or you got shot. I just thank the Lord Jesus Christ that we're still here." Stubbs said a man knocked down a portion of the fence, and people escaped through that opening. "We were all running," she said. "I could have lost my kids and my life." Roughly 60 Birmingham police and Jefferson County deputies and 35 firefighters went to the scene. |
