Stop the Violence rally held at Montgomery mass shooting scene

In the afternoon of Monday, a small crowd gathered to stop the violence rally in Montgomery city center on a Saturday night.

At least two people were killed and 12 people were injured during the intersection of Bibb and Trade streets. Local activist Ja’mel Brown held a rally at the intersection of about 12 people. Many of the participants of the Rally in social media organizations.

Brown questioned the lack of police officers in the region. night The shooting said that he was in the city center and that he did not see a civil servant at the intersection where a large crowd gathered. Brown said there was a need for more officers for future events in the city center.

Police Chief James Graboys, a Sunday news conference at the time of the presence of a high law enforcement in the city center, he said. He said that five officers were “very close” to the scene when the shoot took place and when he responded quickly.

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Police said the fire took place on October 4 at 23:30. Graboys, when the shooting began on the sidewalk of Bibb Street, he said there was a large group.

“The change of gun fire exploded,” he said. “More than one person took out the gun and began to shoot.” Graboys said that one of the people withdrawn was an intended target and two of the wounded people were armed.

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