A day after a mass shooting rocked a residential neighborhood in Montgomery, a further shooting left an ominous message for the thousands of professionals and government workers who work downtown. Just a few blocks from the Alabama State Capitol and the State House, a bullet hole was found in a seventh-floor window of an office building owned by the Alabama Retirement System (RSA).
“According to the Montgomery Police Department, officers responded to the area of ​​Hank Way and Centennial Way just before 7:40 p.m. Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday on reports of shots fired. Officers did not find a scene or damage in either incident, and there were no reports of injuries,” WSFA News reported. report“That changed on Monday.”
“Just before 9:15 a.m. Monday, officers responded to the scene after receiving a report of a shooting at a business in the 400 block of Adams Street. No one was injured, but investigators observed damage including bullet holes in a window.”
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Residents' anger and disgust over what they say is out of control violent crime in the city continues to grow, and that anger is almost unanimously directed at Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed, who suddenly returned to the city after a mass shooting early Sunday morning that left 13 people dead.
Reid has been dominating social media channels lately. Own photo He walked out of the mayors' conference he was attending at the time of the shooting.knowFederal law enforcement was called in and then bloodshed ensued in his city.
Yesterday, Reid posted a story to WAKA 8 news anchor Estee Morrison, whose reporting provides a factual account of Montgomery's “dramatic increase.” Property crime“Shootings every day” is happeningunderstaffing of law enforcement agencies, and Leadership failure It supports everything.
“You'll be safe in other cities,” say 200 mayors. Follow On display again. SR https://t.co/Id50h2CMcu
— Mayor Steven L. Reed (@MayorofMgm) June 23, 2024
on Monday night after another person was shot and taken to hospital. Life-threatening conditions Reid posted a laughing face emoji of his city.
— Steven L. Reed (@stevenlouisreed) June 25, 2024
Grayson Everett is the state and politics editor for Yellow Hammer News. You can follow him on Twitter. Grayson
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