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Downtown Montgomery Shootout Leaves 2 Dead, 14 Shot

Police say rival groups opened fire in a crowd after one person was targeted, prompting a multiagency hunt for suspects.

liqueur bottles litter the sidewalk at Bibb Street and Commerce Street following a shooting in downtown Montgomery, Ala., on early Sunday morning October 5, 2025.
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A mass shooting in downtown Montgomery, Ala., left two people dead and a dozen others injured, on Oct. 4, 2025.

Overview

  • Authorities identified the deceased as 17-year-old Jeremiah Morris and 43-year-old Shalanda Williams.
  • Fourteen people were shot in total, with five in life-threatening condition and seven of the victims under age 20, the youngest 16.
  • Investigators say the gunfire erupted when two groups exchanged shots in the middle of a dense crowd after an initial targeting.
  • Police recovered multiple weapons and shell casings, including firearms with high-capacity magazines, and say two of the injured were armed.
  • No arrests have been announced as detectives interview witnesses, review surveillance and social-media video, and seek tips with $55,000 in rewards and support from the FBI, ATF, and U.S. Marshals.