Shots have been fired during a high school football game at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, causing players and spectators to run for cover and injuring at least four people, local officials and witnesses say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident happened at 9:56 p.m. on Friday when gunfire erupted on the exit ramp coming out of the west side of the stadium, where a football game between Vigor and Williamson high schools had entered its final minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mobile Police Chief Paul Prine said at least four people – three males and one female – were injured in the shooting. One of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital in critical condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Footage from the scene showed people running away and seeking cover in the aftermath of the shooting. A large number of emergency services responded to the scene while officers worked to secure the scene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prine said the motive for the shooting was not yet known and no arrests were immediately made. He said two possible suspects fled the scene in a white sedan, although only one of them is believed to have fired shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This type of gun violence is not going to be tolerated, and as the new chief, I can assure you we’ll be very serious about it,” Prine said. “If you\u2019re involved in this in any way, you need to go turn yourself in.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call police at 251-208-7211.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ladd-Peebles Stadium was also the scene of a mass shooting back in August 2019<\/a>, when 9 people were shot at the end of a Williamson-Leflore football game. A 17-year-old boy later turned himself in and was charged with attempted murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n BREAKING: At least 4 people shot at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama pic.twitter.com\/0r4j1adVRh<\/a><\/p>— BNO News (@BNONews) October 16, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>