‘It was really scary’: Montgomery woman thankful to be alive after caught in mass shooting
By Ayron Lewallen, Taylor Lang
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MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WVTM) — It was supposed to be a fun night out for Keauna Lambert on Saturday. She told WVTM 13 she left the house to go see her favorite social media influencer, but she never thought she would be caught in the middle of a deadly shootout with so much bloodshed.
Two people are dead, including a teen, and a dozen other people are injured following a mass shooting in downtown Montgomery late Saturday night.
Montgomery police said it happened near Bibb Street and Commerce Street around 11:30 p.m., when two groups started shooting at each other in the middle of a crowd.
What we know
Jeremiah Morris, 17, and Shalanda Williams, 43, were killed in the shooting. Police believe they are Montgomery residents. Police believe one of the people shot was targeted. When the gunfire started, others in the crowd pulled out guns and started shooting. Thousands of people were in the city this weekend for the Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic, the Alabama National Fair and Alabama State University’s homecoming game. The city stood firmly in its belief that the shooting was not related to these events. There is a reward of at least $50,000 for information that leads to an arrest. If you have any information, call Alabama CrimeStoppers at 334-215-7867. Lambert said she was looking forward to a night out in the downtown Montgomery entertainment district, but she didn’t even have a chance to get out of her car before the chaos unfolded. She said she heard what she believes is 100 shots fired.
“I’m just glad I’m here,” Lambert said. “I’m glad my friends are safe. I’m glad it wasn’t more people than it was because it was just really scary. It felt like I was in a movie.”
Because of what happened, Lambert said she’s reconsidering going out again. She said that was her first time going out in Montgomery and hates that it could be her last.
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