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A manhunt is underway after at least two women were killed in a shooting at a strip mall in Alabama early Sunday morning.
Deputies responded to a call of shots fired in the area of Mastin Drive and Highway 72 near Huntsville at around 12.30 a.m. local time, the Madison County Sheriff's Office said in a post on Facebook.
Two women were found dead at these scene, while "numerous" others were taken to Huntsville Hospital for treatment.
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"MCSO units responded to a "strip mall" establishment, the scene where two deceased female subjects were located," the sheriff's office said.
"Numerous victims were transported to Huntsville Hospital which is currently being treated for injuries consistent with gunfire."
Sheriff's office spokesman Brent Patterson told WAFF, a television station in Huntsville, that the sheriff's office is searching for a suspect with the assistance of other agencies. It was not clear how many shooters there were at this time, Patterson said.
No information about the shooting was immediately available. Newsweek has contacted the Madison County Sheriff's Office for further comment.
The sheriff's office has urged anyone with any information to contact the them at 256-722-7181.
It comes after a 6-year-old student shot and wounded a teacher in Virginia on Friday.
Authorities said the boy shot and wounded the teacher with a handgun in a first-grade classroom on Friday at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News. No students were injured.
Police Chief Steve Drew met with the teacher and her family Saturday morning. "She has improved and is currently listed in stable condition," police said in a news release.
Drew said the shooting was not accidental and was part of an altercation. He said the ongoing police investigation would focus on determining how the 6-year-old student had possession of the weapon, a handgun.
In a statement on Saturday, Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones said: "It is almost impossible to wrap our minds around the fact hat a 6 year old 1st grader brought a loaded handgun to school and shot a teacher; however, this is exactly what our community is grappling with today.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the teacher and her family, and we are hopeful that she will recover from this ordeal."
Jones said the police department is "working diligently to get an answer to the question we are all asking - how did this happen?"
"We are also working to ensure thee child receives the supports and supports he needs as we continue to process what took place," Jones said.
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