One person was killed and eight others were wounded in a mass shooting just outside Legion Field after the annual Magic City Classic football game Saturday night, police in Birmingham, Alabama, said. Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett stated most spectators and families had left the stadium property, but the shooting happened nearby where vendors were set up along Graymont Avenue. Police spokesperson De'Rell Freeman confirmed one person was detained and multiple weapons were recovered.
Of the injured, one remained in critical condition while the other seven were stable. The circumstances of the shooting remain unclear. The annual HBCU matchup between Alabama A&M and Alabama State, billed as the largest in the country, was the context for the incident.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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