BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Video shows a group of people walking around with what looks like an automatic weapon and a pistol. The person who recorded this video says they heard gunshots before this video was taken. This is in the area near 3rd Avenue North.
Neighbors say this doesn’t paint an accurate picture of their community, but they were really startled by the video.
The poster says they woke up at midnight and heard two consecutive gunshots, they then heard people yelling and immediately began filming out the window.
A different Central City resident says that the video has been shared with both BPD and the Public Safety Committee.
Another resident and former city employee says she loves the area, but this kind of behavior is unacceptable.
“I don’t think it is an issue necessarily with 3rd Avenue, I think it is an issue overall with how do we take control of the city streets. How do we make it uncomfortable for individuals to brandish their weapons, to do the burnouts, to do everything that they do that threatens the public safety,” said 3rd Avenue North resident Felicia Mearon.