By Phil Helsel -
NBC News
Four people were shot and wounded in a shooting Friday night outside an Alabama high school football game, police said.
A person is in
critical condition.
Two of the four people shot were
minors,
Mobile Police Chief Paul Prine said.
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The shooting occurred just before 10:00 pm on an exit ramp outside Ladd-Peebles Stadium as the game between rival high school seniors Williamson and Vigor was drawing to a close.
Players lie down on the field after a shootout during a football game at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, on October 15, 2021.JEFF MARTIN / TWITTER / via REUTERS
Although the shooting did not occur on the field or in the stands,
the crowd fled to the exits and the players fell to the ground
for safety, AL.com reported.
Police believe there
may be multiple people involved
but only one attacker, Prine said.
No arrests have been made.
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Five to seven shots
were believed to have been
fired
, the police chief said.
The reason is being investigated.
"I'm worried
," Prine said.
"This is a place where families and children come after being in school all week," he added.