9 shot, 1 killed during Mobile downtown New Year’s celebration
MOBILE, Ala. January 1 2023 One person was killed and nine were injured in a New Year’s Eve shooting in downtown Mobile, according to Mobile Police Corporal Ryan Blakely.
Police said they responded to a “shots fired” call at about 11:14 p.m. Saturday on the 200 block of Dauphin Street. Police confirmed at least one person was killed and nine were injured in the shooting.
Police contained the scene. New Year’s Eve celebrations in downtown Mobile continued.
We do not yet know the condition of the nine injured. As of 1:15 a.m., police were still working the scene. Mobile’s Police Chief Paul Prine spoke to News 5 at the scene.
“Obviously multiple shots rang out. I can certainly tell you that. I have one deceased individual and nine other individuals who have been shot by gunfire, who are at the local hospitals being treated. The perpetrators and at least the deceased may have been known to one another. I think that would give some comfort to all of us downtown that this was not just a random shooting where someone lost their life,” said Prine. Witnesses describe a chaotic scene as they scrambled for safety.
“You can’t hear between the fireworks and the gunshots everyone starts running I lived in America my entire life I know what’s happening, I grab my sister’s hand and I run as far as I can as fast as I can,” said Rose Brooks.
