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Shooting After HBCU Game Kills One, Injures Eight in Alabama
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In Short: At least one person was killed and eight others were injured in a shooting that occurred after a football game at Birmingham, Alabama.
At least one person was killed and eight others were injured in a shooting that occurred after a football game at Birmingham, Alabama, law enforcement said.
Chief Michael Pickett confirmed that the shooting took place after the game, adding that it was largely off the property where the game was held.
The shooting occurred after the annual college football rivalry game between Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University at Legion Field.
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin released a statement condemning the shooting as an act of 'senseless violence,' expressing his gratitude that more people were not injured.
The Magic City Classic, billed as the largest HBCU football game in the country, drew nearly 70,000 fans, with Alabama A&M winning the game 31-28.
ABC News, ESPN, and Newsweek reported the incident, with some discrepancies in the number of fatalities and injuries, but all agreed that the shooting occurred after the game and involved multiple victims.
Background
At least one person was killed and eight others were injured in a shooting that occurred after a football game at Birmingham, Alabama.
What's confirmed
- At least one person was killed and at least eight others were injured in a shooting after a football game at Birmingham, Alabama, law enforcement said.
- "This did occur after the game," Chief Michael Pickett said.
- "For the most part, it was off of the property."
- The game is billed as the largest historically Black college and university (HBCU) football game in the country.
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- Nine people have been shot, and one killed, following the Magic City Classic football game in Birmingham, Alabama on Saturday night.
- Mass shooting after Alabama 'Magic City Classic' football game leaves 1 dead, 8 wounded - ABC7 San Francisco 24/7 Live San Francisco East Bay South Bay Peninsula North Bay Mass Shooting Mass shooting after Alabama football game leaves 1 dead, 8 wounded Sunday, November 1, 2026 12:13PM Officials said the shooting happened after a HBCU rivalry football game Saturday.
- He said he was "very grateful that more people weren't injured." The circumstances of the shooting were unclear.
What's still developing
- Mass shooting after Alabama 'Magic City Classic' football game leaves 1 dead, 8 wounded - ABC7 Los Angeles 24/7 Live Los Angeles Orange County Inland Empire Ventura County California Mass Shooting Mass shooting after Alabama football game leaves 1 dead, 8 wounded Officials said the shooting happened after a HBCU rivalry football game Saturday.
- He described the Magic City Classic as an event rooted in historically Black college and university (HBCU) tradition, with family at the heart of its celebrations.
- "Our community is hurt, shaken and rightfully angry. So am I," Woodfin said.
- The Magic City Classic has such a deep history that Alabama State coach Eddie Robinson Jr., a former NFL linebacker and alumnus of the school, proposed creating a Hall of Fame for the game.