The 24-year-old man killed in a Sunday night shooting in Birmingham was one of three people wounded by gunfire at a pool party at an apartment complex.
Birmingham police Monday afternoon released new information about the shooting, during which a Birmingham officer discharged a firearm but did not strike anybody.
Sgt. Rod Mauldin said South Precinct officers responded at 10:30 p.m. to a report of shots fired at the High Pointe Apartments on Beacon Parkway East.
When officers got on the scene, they heard multiple gunshots and encountered a large group of people running from the pool area.
They found 24-year-old Frankie Keonte McDonald in the parking lot suffering from a gunshot wound.
Multiple bystanders were attempting to help him.
McDonald was taken to UAB Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:35 p.m.
Mauldin said two other victims, ages 17 and 21, were taken to area hospitals by private vehicle. Their injuries aren’t life-threatening.
The preliminary investigation indicates several people were attending a pool party and an altercation ensued amongst a resident and partygoers leading to the resident retrieving a weapon.
Ultimately several shots were fired.
Officers responded and encountered the suspect armed with a rifle.
During the encounter, an officer discharged a firearm.
The suspect was not struck nor was there other injuries resulting from the officer’s discharge.
The suspect fled into a nearby apartment and was taken into custody.
The shots fired by the officer will be conducted by the Birmingham Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division.
