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Shooting in Birmingham, Alabama last night has left at least four people dead and 18 others injured.

Police say there were multiple shooters,

but so far they have no one in custody.

The Gulf States newsrooms Drew Hawkins

was on the scene as the gunfire broke out. His report contains audio that some people may find disturbing.

Multiple bodies laid on the ground after the sound of automatic gunfire erupted just

after 11 o'clock. The shots were around the Hush

lounge nightclub in Birmingham's five points neighborhood, people screaming and

crying for friends and family members. She dead.

One person just yelled out, why?

Not long after the shooting started, police and paramedics arrived on the scene, cleared the area, and loaded the wounded onto stretchers.

Police are asking local businesses and any witnesses to help with a search for the shooters.

For NPR News, I'm Drew Hawkins in Birmingham.

Investigators say they believe the shooting was not random and that many of the victims were caught in the crossfire.

The Israeli military in Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia have been trading heavy fire

in the most significant escalation on the Israeli-Lebanese border in almost a year of war.

Here's MPRs with Sherlock.

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