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Mobile City police brief council on recent park and shopping-lot shootings; FBI involved in Publix case
Summary
Deputy Chief Jones told the council investigators are working three separate shootings — at Langan Park, Sage Park (one fatality) and a Publix parking lot — and described increased patrols, traffic enforcement and community walk-and-talks; the FBI is assisting in the Publix robbery-shooting case.
Mobile City police briefed the council on multiple shootings and related public-safety responses during the meeting on April 29, reporting three separate incidents under investigation and steps officers have taken to increase visible patrols.
Deputy Chief Jones summarized the incidents in chronological order. He said an early-morning shooting at Langan Park in March involved a group of juveniles, possibly school-aged, who were at the park while school was in session; investigators are canvassing witnesses and await forensic results. “Investigators received information from various sources which pointed out to potential persons of interest,” Jones said.
Jones said the most serious incident was a shooting at a basketball court in Sage Park on…
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