He added that they believed the shooting was “not random and stemmed from an isolated incident where multiple victims were caught in the crossfire”.
Detectives are working to identify who was the intended target or targets of the attack, Mr Fitzgerald also said.
The Five Points South district is known for its nightlife. The shooting occurred on Magnolia Avenue, Mr Fitzgerald said.
Witnesses who were queuing outside a hookah and cigar lounge on Magnolia Avenue at the time told local news site Al.com, external that some of the gunfire sounded as though it came from a gun converted to be fully automatic.
Speaking about the injured, Mr Fitzgerald told reporters: “We have dozens of gunshot victims from this area. I’m told at least four of those gunshot victims are life-threatening.”
There have been more than 400 mass shootings across the US so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive,, external which defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people are injured or killed.
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