A suspect is in custody after 2 people were fatally shot at a church near Birmingham, Alabama
Two people were killed and
one injured Thursday when shooting erupted
at a small church meeting in a suburb of
Birmingham, Alabama, police said - the latest gun attack to unfold as
Americans tried to go about their daily lives.
A suspect, who was not identified publicly, is in custody, said
Capt. Shane Ware with the
Vestavia Hills Police Department. The surviving victim is being treated at a hospital for injuries, he said without detailing them.
The attack on
three parishioners at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills happened during an event dubbed
Boomers Potluck, the
Rev. John Burruss said in a written statement. It was reported around
6:22 p.m., Ware said.
